Beat Procrastination With the 2-Minute Rule

Your brain is literally wired to procrastinate. Ancient Greek philosophers called it akrasia, acting against your

better judgment. Here's what's actually happening: you have two selves fighting for control.

Your Future Self sets goals like finishing that essay or learning Spanish. But your Present

Self only wants instant gratification, that donut, that next TikTok scroll.

Scientists call this time inconsistency. The pain of procrastinating is actually worse than doing the work.

The problem isn't doing it, it's starting it. Use the 2-minute rule: make your

task take less than two minutes to begin. Break that essay into writing one sentence.

Open the textbook to page one. Once you start, momentum carries you through.