Dan is great. Be like Dan.

Speed doesn't kill. Impact does.

On Productivity

My brother-in-law Dan is a champion emailer. If you send him an email, he’ll get back to you fairly quickly. It sounds simple, but most people aren’t great about a speedy reply. Sometimes all we need when we communicate is a quick - I read your email and I acknowledge that you sent it…and exist in this world.

Dan is great at this.

Whether he is aware of this or not, Dan is using the 2 Minute Rule. The 2 Minute Rule is brought to you by David Allen in his book Getting Things Done. It’s pretty straightforward: if a task takes less than two minutes to complete, do it immediately.

Whenever a new task comes along, you evaluate the time it would take to complete. If the task can be done in two minutes or less, you do it. Do it now!

This applies to tasks that are identified as you go about your day or when going over your to-do list. By handling these quick tasks on the spot, you keep them from piling up and becoming a mental burden.

Pros

• Provides a sense of accomplishment that ca…