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You can do 10 minutes of anything. 3 minutes of dishes. 1 minute of vacuuming. whatever.
And you don’t need a hunk of plastic to do it - I got one from my buy nothing group but you can ask Siri or whatever.
Apr 27, 2025
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There are two useful ways to time things. The first is to set a timer when you know you need to start doing something (like work, laundry, or get ready to leave the house) but you don’t currently have the willpower to do it. Set a timer (any amount of time will do—I often choose 10 minutes) and allow yourself exactly that long to scroll on your phone or whatever it is you’re doing (probably scrolling on your phone). There’s something rapturous about the combination of knowing you’ve done something proactive towards the thing you need to do while still getting to enjoy not doing it. When the timer goes off, you have to get up. No cheating—the timer is God.The second useful way to time things is to start a stopwatch before you do a chore you dread (like cleaning the kitchen, watering the plants, or showering) and then stop it when you’re done and see how little time it actually takes. It’s always less than you’d think. I once learned it took me just over three minutes to water every plant in my house, and I have over 10 plants! Recently I was sick and after days of being a gremlin, it took me 18 minutes to scrub my kitchen sparkling clean. That’s really not so bad. It’s good to know how long things take. It puts your whining in perspective.
Jun 6, 2023
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I can do anything for 25 minutes at a time with 5 minute rest breaks: cleaning, exercising, working, writing, etc.
Related: taking my rest breaks first. If I want to do something but have trouble getting started, I set a 5 minute timer and let myself chill with no guilt. Once the timer goes off, I make myself do whatever I was putting off for at least 25 minutes.
Jun 11, 2025
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Whenever I feel screen-bad and I know I want to do something else I do like a buffer activity to give myself time to decide what the ultimate goal is. Its helpful for me if it’s something that involves water so my phone can’t come with me and I’m really resetting my day, like doing the dishes or taking a shower. Things I like to do once I’ve amped up to it:
-Tinker, found some free frames on the street and spent the afternoon painting and fixing them with whatever I had around.
-Fancy errands like going to specialty shops (bakery, butcher, wine shop) then dinner becomes the project with whatever you’ve scrounged.
-Be a member of something, it will guilt you into going (pool, museum, local movie theater)
-just do one thing, there’s so much multi tasking asked of us and our attention, just doing one thing feels great sometimes (just eating, just drinking a hot bev, just listening to an album all the way through, just doing the dishes- I think I love doing the dishes?)
I 100% feel where you’re coming from and often struggle in the same way!
Jun 20, 2025
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Jan 28, 2024
i had NO idea people were still on this????? just relinked my spotify and I guess I'll see where this goes???
only sharing this bc this app is still small enough but I have no idea what this is going to tell you about me 🥴. I'm a lil sad we've missed out on 14 years of data but onwards and upwards!
Jan 29, 2024
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Just do nice things for your friends bc you love them and have the means/time/connections/etc to do so!
May 24, 2024