2nd January Just 10 mins a day


Whether its exercise, diet, prayer, reading, lose weight, learn a new skill, saving money, cut down on the booze or keep in touch with friends, let's be honest most people give up the ghost before the end of January is out. And the main reason that many of our NY endevours fail is that like driving a fancy new sports car we attempt to go from zero to sixty in 4 seconds flat, without going through any of the relevant gears. 

In an attempt for instant self improvement we try to go from nothing to everything far too quickly without allowing our minds and bodies time to adjust. As a result aching limbs, cravings and frustrations at not having mastered a new skill by Jan 14th mean we often simply throw in the towel and quit.

The answer might well be short sharp bursts of 10 mins. Everyone can find 10 mins in the day. Everyone. And by doing just 10 mins a day, by getting into a routine, by finding a rythym, whatever your goal is, it becomes a habit, not something you dread doing, but something you know you can do because it's only gonna take 10 mins. 

And who knows you might discover that you can do more than one 10 min session each day, perhaps another session of the same task or maybe of a different activity. I mean who hasn't had a spare 10 mins waiting for the washing machine to finish, a TV program to start, the microwave to go ping or during a particularly dull zoom meeting.

So next time you have 10 minutes, don't let it go to waste. All those 10 mins will eventually add up to a whole lot more.

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