GREAT READS → LIFE LAB Issue 771 · July 31, 2019

Five-Minute Magic

Can a 5-minute hack change your life?

Five-Minute Magic

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elf-help.

Don’t know about you, but for me the expression induces eye rolls. Yes, I love the idea of improving my life in different ways, but the self-help concept has gotten so smug and fluffy that the cynic in me roars anytime I hear a chipper voice telling me how something is going to change my life.

Common in the self-help world are five-minute hacks. That is, if I do something for five minutes a day consistently, areas of my life will be transformed. Not one to back away from something ridiculous, especially for the noble benefit of the klal, I took upon myself to do eight things, for five minutes a day, for two weeks, and see if they made any difference whatsoever.

I tried to vary the tasks and to improve multiple aspects of my life, and and to prevent getting bored (or boring you), I took upon myself the following eight things:

1) Tidy or clean for five focused minutes

2) Exercise

3) Keep a gratitude journal

4) Prepare my kids’ clothing for the next day

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