Fifteen Minutes

I have fifteen minutes before I head off to class to tell you about everything you can do in fifteen minutes. If you're like me, you hate starting things when there's no opportunity to work on them clear through to completion-- or at least to a natural stopping point. Fifteen minutes before X doesn't feel like enough time to do anything-- especially when it's a hard deadline. But it's plenty of time to do all sorts of things!

You (and I) just need to re-think that fifteen (or ten, or five) minutes. Instead of 'only fifteen minutes', it's 'an extra fifteen minutes!' to utilize.

Use the time to:

  • Get supplies ready
  • Add to an outline
  • Clear a bit of desk space
  • Do a little cleaning task
  • (Re)read a short chapter
  • Put things away
  • Otherwise get ready and motivated!

(And sometimes it's perfectly fine to flop and use the fifteen minutes to decompress, too!)