How to Stop Procrastinating by Using The 2-Minute Rule?

The 2-Minute Rule works on two levels. First: if a task takes less than 2 minutes, do it immediately don't add it to a list. Second, for larger tasks: commit to starting for only 2 minutes. You are not committing to finishing just beginning.

This exploits the Zeigarnik Effect: the brain becomes preoccupied with incomplete tasks and generates momentum to resolve them. Once you start, continuing becomes the path of least resistance. The rule is a legal trick to bypass the initiation barrier.