Power Hour {& How It’s Helped My Life}

 

In the past, I’ve been compelled to share a few life hacks that have significantly improved my life. The most recent one was implementing “the one-minute rule.” Both, the one-minute rule and power hour are life changes that I’ve learned about from ‘The Happiness Project’ podcast. I take a lot away from that podcast, but it’s these two that have been real game-changers.

As they speak about on the episode, “nothing is more exhausting than the task that’s never started.” It’s the accumulated list of small, unpleasant tasks that we keep putting off. The tasks aren’t necessarily urgent (typically the reason we tend to put them off), but without us even realizing it, they weigh on our mind and bring us down.

For example: making that dentist appointment, doctors appoint, finishing a home project you’ve been putting off, calling the plumber, etc… you get the point. All of these tasks are not necessarily a life priority, but in the back of our mind, we know that they’re there. Every once in awhile, we find these thoughts popping into our brain and zapping our energy and in turn, chipping away at our happiness.

The purpose of power hour is to spend one hour a week (just one!) to tackle all of these looming things. Set your timer and pick one day and one hour to “bang shit out,” as Keith and I like to put it. Much like the one minute rule, the end result is feeling mentally lighter, a bit more accomplished and in a better state of mind. Yesterday was my power hour day and I made necessary doctors appoints, called my accountant and  worked on several blog posts that I just never got to. None of these tasks had an actual deadline, but they were on my on going to-do list. I finished that hour feeling so accomplished. To think, all of these tasks that I’ve been putting off for months, were done in a matter of an hour.

And it feels so good to cross things off a list! 

Let me know if you’ve tried it or it’s already a habit you have. If you guys have anymore helpful life hacks, please share! I live for this kind of stuff!

xo,

Helena