{"id":2943,"date":"2023-05-11T10:25:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T10:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/?p=2943"},"modified":"2025-04-09T23:57:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T23:57:18","slug":"progress-by-erosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/progress-by-erosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Progress by Erosion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image alignwide uagb-block-defeff6a wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-wide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/AdobeStock_415081977-1024x683.jpeg \" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/anitasanz.com\/wp-dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/AdobeStock_415081977-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-2985\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are You In \u201cProject Purgatory?\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You want to get your garage organized but you know you will never get an entire weekend to get it all done.  So you sit in Project Purgatory. Same with your new business project or shredding last year\u2019s old files. There\u2019s not enough time to get it done from start to finish, so you never start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Has 17 Million Years?!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>It took the Colorado River 17 million years to carve its way through the layers of rock to create the Grand Canyon. I know you don\u2019t have 17 million years to get your garage organized. The point is that the Grand Canyon didn\u2019t become the mile-deep spectacle it is in a day. Or 100. Or 1000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Progress by Erosion<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>As a huge believer in the power of micro-movements, I\u2019ve learned the secret to blasting out of Project Purgatory is to begin with the plan in mind to only get part of the project done. In fact, when I approach a project, I usually break it down into no less than 20-100 miniature steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each step ideally is something I could do in 5 minutes or less, while I\u2019m waiting for the kettle to boil for tea. This is the secret of Progress by Erosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Got 5 Minutes? 2? 1?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve got 5 minutes, then you\u2019ve got time to do one more tiny step on the list to make Progress by Erosion toward your ultimate goal. There is no such thing as \u201cnothing you can do in a minute.\u201d  You can meditate for a minute. You can gather your thoughts in a minute. You can straighten your desk in a minute. Don\u2019t believe me? Time yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, it\u2019s not \u201cas good\u201d as you could do if you had more time. But if you don\u2019t have more time, you make use of that minute. Or don\u2019t. But just how long do you want to wait to have the things you want? Don\u2019t tell me you\u2019ve got 17 million years! 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So you sit in Project Purgatory. Same with your new business project or shredding last year\u2019s old files. 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