Small space to make progress
Task starter
Big task. Small way to start.
Name wetin dey block you, choose one small next step, and decide when and where you go start. Na starting point you need.
Task starter
Your implementation intention
Add next action, time and place to make your plan.
Just small start
Today 3 tasks
Keep short list and choose up to three tasks for today. Your choices go reset when new local calendar day start.
0 of 3 wey you choose today
Add task, then choose the few wey you wan make space for today.
Make am your own
Make the next action clear enough make you picture yourself doing am. Join am to one time and place. The optional two-minute timer na just easy time to start; you fit stop, continue or change your plan.
Sources and scope
Gollwitzer (1999) describe implementation intentions: plans wey connect one clear situation to one action. Research support this kind planning to help people follow through on goals. E no guarantee say you go finish, and the two-minute timer na convenience, no be tested treatment.
Gollwitzer (1999), Implementation Intentions: Strong Effects of Simple Plans
Some useful answers
Wetin make next step useful?
Choose action wey you fit start straight away: open the document and write heading, for example. If the step still too big, make am smaller or find the information wey you need first.
I must finish am within two minutes?
No. The timer na choice. When e finish, you fit stop, continue or change the next step. No score dey, and no streak to protect.