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Two-minute rule

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A habit formation technique that involves scaling down desired habits to something that takes 2 minutes or less to complete.

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James Clear

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"Two-minute rule is very simple. It just says take whatever habit you're trying to focus on and scale it down to something that takes 2 minutes or less to do"
From: James Clear Shares Secrets to Habits • ▶ 1:33:00 • Jan 2026

Attribution: James Clear explains the two-minute rule as a technique he developed, mentioned in his book Atomic Habits