In a day and age where it feels like we schedule almost every minute of every day, can you spare 10 minutes? You may have to wake up a little earlier, cut out one of your television programs or forgo that third cup of coffee in the morning. But, with an extra 10 minutes in your day you could be quite productive.
There are Many Great Things to Do in just 10 Minutes
What Can you do in 10 minutes?
1. Clean out your Email Files
In 10 minutes you reply, trash and unsubscribe to emails that are no longer useful. If you are anything like me, 10 minutes won’t take care of your enitre inbox, but could make a seriously big dent.
2. Write a Thank You letter
So often we only write letters to companies to tell them when something isn’t right. In 10 minutes you can write a thank you letter. Writing an unexpected thank you note will not only make you feel good, but the recipient as well.
3. Plan an Adventure
In 10 minutes you can take one step forward in achieving a goal; create a list, make a phone call or do some research. If you need some ideas, check out my bucket list.
4. Take a Walk
By simply walking 10 minutes you can improve your health, lower your blood pressure and better your mood. That is very well spent time.
5. Read Something
Reading improves your memory, teaches you something new and improves your vocabulary. Spen 10 minutes reading something worthy.
What would you do with 10 minutes?
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Thanks to my accident, I found a lot of free time today. I did 3 of those things today. I cleaned out my email, wrote some thank you notes to people who came to visit me and I read a little. I'm sure I'll be reading a lot more over the next few days!
I wish 10 minutes would even make a dent in my e-mails. I keep joking about having to hire an assistant (pro bono of course).
You really can do a lot with 10 minutes, sometimes that's all it takes. I think I should find 10 minutes and go for a walk, considering I haven't had time to go to the gym.