Overheard my neighbor say 'I'll just figure it out later' about her leaky faucet for the third time this week.

It hit me that I do the exact same thing with small problems, letting them pile up until they're a big mess. Now I'm trying to fix one small thing right away each day, like tightening a loose cabinet knob or filing a single paper. Does anyone else have a trick for not putting off tiny fixes?

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3 Comments

carter.gavin1mo ago

Read something once about the "two minute rule". If a fix takes less than two minutes, just do it right then. Helps stop the pile up.

grace_gonzalez461mo ago

Totally get that. My sink used to be a disaster zone with dishes piling up because I'd think "I'll do them later." Now if I finish a coffee, I just rinse the mug right away. Takes twenty seconds. Same with junk mail, I open it over the trash can and recycle it immediately. It sounds small, but not letting those tiny tasks stack up completely changed my kitchen.

jade_johnson1mo ago

Ugh why is it SO easy to let the tiny stuff slide? I have a wobbly table leg I've been meaning to fix for months and I just walk past it. Your idea to do one small thing a day is actually brilliant, it feels way less scary than facing the whole pile. I might steal that.