The 10-Minute Challenge (An ADHD trick for everyone)!
Hey everybody!
I recently learned about a trick often used in the ADHD community called the 10-Minute Rule. It helps when you feel paralyzed or overwhelmed by a task.
A wonderful orca suggested it would be perfect for anyone struggling to get started, or procrastinating, so I wanted to propose a challenge here for us to tackle as a group!
Pick one thing you've been avoiding. Commit to doing it for just 10 minutes.
The trick is: You don’t have to finish. Once the 10 minutes are up, you have full permission to stop and go back to relaxing, unless you find your flow and want to keep going!
1. Reply with what you’re going to do (e.g., "I'm going to fold laundry for 10 mins").
2. Go do it.
3. Come back and reply to your own post with "DONE"
If you go beyond the 10 minutes, let us know!
With that, I'll start ⏰ I am going to clear my inbox...
Have fun and happy productivity!
@Heather225afcors
I'm going to finish my notecards for math
@wishfulRabbit9238
@Heather225 Amazing strategy!
@Heather225 done
@TheKingsCareHome
@TheKingsCareHome
great job!!!!
what was your task (no worries if you'd rather not share)
Good job everyone! I am going to do my pmr exercises.
@heather225 DONE ✅
@reservedOwl321
@reservedOwl321
@Heather225, I am going to complete reading a documentation of a software module.
@interestingRoss, DONE
@interestingRoss
@interestingRoss
@Heather225
I was avoiding lunch, then saw this challenge and ate for 10 minutes 😄
Now I want more… hoping I don’t become obese overnight 😛
It's good that you nourished your body with a healthy lunch.
@reservedOwl321 
@thewhisperfriend
@Heather225
There is a practice case from my tutor for me that I have pushed for a couple of days already... 🙈 Will do that now.
@LikeRingsInWater Done (took a moment, searching for the right words)
@LikeRingsInWater
Why is this GIF mesmerizing lol
@LikeRingsInWater
@Heather225
yayy! Done! I did biology for 10 mins haha
@aquaKiwi6996
@aquaKiwi6996
yaaay proud of you!