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Set a timer for ten minutes and stop caring after that

The ten-minute tidy: not a system, just a timer and low standards.

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A bright living room mid tidy-up with a laundry basket and a kitchen timer

The trick is not tidying the house. The trick is tidying for ten minutes and then genuinely stopping, even mid-pile, even if it is not finished.

It works because ten minutes is too short to dread and long enough to change a room. Most people report the same side effect: the brain gets quieter roughly around minute four.

Which ten minutes would make the biggest difference in your place?

#OtterWellness #TinyHabits #DoneNotPerfect

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