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Just as life is our greatest gift, time is our greatest commodity.-Henery X
The Thirty Minute Rule
Henery X, 2024
Granted, thirty minutes isn’t a lot of time but it’s enough to make significant progress in accomplishing a monumental goal. And when it’s applied daily, five days a week, for one month, we’re talking about progress worth celebrating.
30 minutes a day
2 hours and 30 minutes a week (5 days)
10 hours a month (4 weeks)
Did you know in thirty minutes we can listen to seven four minute songs, with two minutes to spare? It’s true. Don’t believe me? Well, do the math yourself. Now, if we can listen to seven songs in thirty minutes, just imagine how much progress we can make towards accomplishing our goal. However, like with everything else in life, we need to follow a process, step-by-step, if we want to accomplish our goal.
The biggest misconception the average person has with accomplishing a major goal is they believe it has to be done all at once and as quickly as possible. It’s not about how much we do or how fast we go, but if we’re pleased with our progress when the day is done. An all-or-nothing type mindset or thinking it’s a race against time can lead to disinterest in the goal or abandonment of it altogether. Burnout is real, and it rears its ugly head when we unnecessarily push ourselves to do something, especially something we want. Looking at accomplishing the goal in sections and at a slow, steady pace is a much more attractive course of action than attempting to accomplish everything all at once and as quickly as possible. This is where the thirty-minute rule will make perfect sense, as well as assist you in achieving the desired result.
The Three Necessities
The most important thing to remember about the thirty-minute rule is that you must spend each second of the thirty minutes doing only what it’s intended for. This is so vital because people tend to get distracted doing other things, which makes the rule in question irrelevant. The goal is to remain focused on what we’re out to accomplish, which is completing the goal. Though at times multitasking can serve a purpose, it's best that we invest our time and attention into accomplishing one goal at a time. The goal is to focus our attention on using our time wisely, and what wiser way is there than to use our time focused on accomplishing one goal? And if possible, apply the thirty minute rule to your other goals as well. Remember. It’s not about how much we do or how fast we go, but if we’re pleased with our progress when the day is done.
You must make sure that people understand you won’t be available during the designated time. People only know what we share with them so, it’s our responsibility to ensure this information is public knowledge. If people know we won’t be available but forget or choose to ignore what we said, we won’t feel bad about ignoring their interruption once it arrives. This type of mindset when consistently applied and honored will eventually establish discipline, which is another vital part in accomplishing goals.
Lastly, the time we select should be the same every time. So, for example. If we choose noon to twelve thirty for our daily thirty minutes, then we should make that our designated time slot until we reach our goal. The objective is to establish a routine that will evolve into a habit, which will eventually become like second nature. This way of being will eventually birth commitment and consistency, which are also necessary for accomplishing goals. Like it is with an all-or-nothing mindset, a lack of commitment and being inconsistent can lead to disinterest in the goal or abandonment of it all together. Commitment and consistency will also ensure we remain focused, as well as discipline.
Not taking our time is how it’s wasted. When we rush, we tend to make missteps. Missteps delay progress. Remember. It’s not about how much we do or how fast we go, but if we’re pleased with our progress when the day is done. And any progress is better than none at all.
Remember. I’m not here to convince you to believe. I’m here to offer you something else to consider.
Thank you for your investment of time and attention.
May your success continue to exceed your highest expectations.
What we invest our time and attention in is an indication of what matters most to us at that very moment.-Henery X
Henery,
Another great offering for the day.
I found this article incredibly helpful and insightful—thank you for sharing such practical advice on building commitment and consistency.
Breaking it down with how many songs we could listen to in 30 minutes , and how we can also use those 30 minutes to do something else was genius.
That said, as a mom, I often find multitasking to be a necessary and helpful skill in managing daily life, so I’ll respectfully disagree with you on multitasking never being a good idea.
For me, it’s about finding the right balance between moments of intense focus and the ability to multitask when needed. Striking this balance is my key to staying both productive and…
This offering is the result of me not having enough time to do something I once did and because of another obligation. But seeing I didn't want to give up on the activity instead of the usual hour, I cut the time in half. And though the result wasn't like before, I was pleased with the outcome. So, I began to apply the rule to everything I didn't have a lot of time to invest. And the rest as they say, is history.