Overcoming Procrastination with the 2-Minute Rule

Your brain literally values scrolling TikTok more than finishing your assignment because of something

called time inconsistency. You have two selves fighting - your Present Self wants instant gratification,

your Future Self wants good grades. Your Present Self always wins because dopamine hits now

feel better than rewards later. The trick is making starting stupidly easy with the 2-minute

rule. Instead of studying for three hours, just open your textbook for two minutes.

Break that overwhelming project into tiny pieces like writing one paragraph or reading five pages.

Once you start, momentum carries you forward because being in the middle of working is actually

less painful than procrastinating. Your guilt disappears the moment you begin.