{"id":2492,"date":"2023-07-02T19:55:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T01:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/?p=2492"},"modified":"2023-08-25T09:13:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T15:13:20","slug":"lets-explore-the-incredible-power-of-fifteen-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/lets-explore-the-incredible-power-of-fifteen-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Incredible Power of Focusing for 15 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m always amazed at how much I can accomplish when I focus on a task for 15 minutes<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about you? Do you have big goals you’d love to accomplish? These tips can help you tackle amazing things in small chunks of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I’d love to write a book someday, but right now I don’t have the time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you relate? When I teach writing classes, I hear this often. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my favorite exercises to do with writers is a timed sprint. We set a timer for 15 minutes, and everyone writes as quickly and unconsciously as they can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the timer goes off, these writers are often astonished that their average word count comes in at about 400 words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then we do the math:  if we write just 400 words a day for five days a week, we can write a 60,000-word draft of a novel in about seven months—and still have weekends off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve learned that doing big things in small chunks of time can be incredibly productive. We can do amazing things by when we take small steps with consistency and perseverance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fifteen Minutes of Focus for Six Days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With this in mind, would you like to join me in an experiment in the coming week? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re game, let’s commit to 15 minutes of one activity for the next six days. We’ll start Monday and end Saturday. The only requirement is that we state our intentions below and check in every day for six days after we complete our activity. By Saturday we’ll have devoted an hour and a half to something meaningful, and we can share our results.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here are 20 ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n