Using an onscreen timer to boost your productivity and stick to the two minute rule.

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One part of GTD which I find difficult to gauge is - how long is 2 minutes? I mean really, what is actually 2 minutes of work and what’s 3, or5, or even 10.

To help, I’ve been using an onscreen timer to time myself, triggering the timer to start each time I start work on a new task. I’ve been using Timer By Ten.

Advantages

  • Seems to make me work even faster, internal competitiveness?
  • I’m getting a (little) better at judging task length

Disadvantages

  • It takes up more screen estate
  • Not integrated into task tracking app

I’m not convinced this is the best timer available, but it’s the best I’ve used so far, any suggestions for an improvement?