Dan Martell

He wrote an incredible book called Getting Things Done.

And a long time ago, I went to an event in New York City where he was speaking and he shared this wisdom that was so simple yet so profound.

A rule that applies to everything that I'll talk about today.

If something takes less than two minutes, just do it.

Don't think it, don't plan it, just act.

Most people spend more time writing down, tracking, put it in their project management software than the actual work to just do it.

The longer you hesitate, the heavier the task actually gets and the longer the list of the tasks get.

I like to say JFDI, just do it.

Send the email, book the meeting, shoot the video, respond to the text.

Just do it now.

Less than two minutes.

Don't even write it down.

Those tiny actions actually build massive momentum.

Reminds me of this quote by Jeff Bezos, which I love.

He says, stress doesn't come from hard work.

It comes from ignoring things that you shouldn't be ignoring.

Now, not every task takes two minutes.

So what do you do when you've got real work that demands focus, energy, and time?

You need to fix your focus.

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