Two minutes. Just begin.
Two minutes for the small thing you keep putting off. Set it and begin.
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Make time for yourself
Two minutes is long enough to finish something small and short enough that you will not talk yourself out of it. Set it, do the thing, and stop when it ends if you like.
A popular habit idea goes like this: if something takes less than two minutes, do it now; if a bigger task feels too heavy, do only the first two minutes of it. Reply to that short message. Put the dishes in the sink. Write the first line of the report. The timer gives the idea a clear edge, and stopping when it ends is allowed.
Two minutes is the usual guide for brushing your teeth, and it is a useful length for a desk tidy-up, a quick plan for the next hour, or clearing notifications before you focus. Try a two-minute reset before a longer session: put away what you do not need, fill your water glass, and close the tabs that will pull you away.
Open fullscreen so the numbers are large, or keep the page small in a corner of the screen. The countdown keeps correct time if you switch tabs. Add soft rain or music while you work, or leave it silent.
No. When the two minutes finish, the timer waits. You can start a five-minute short break if you want one, but every phase waits for you to press Start.
Yes. Press Pause to hold the remaining time and Resume to carry on. Restart begins the two minutes again after you confirm.
Yes. Open fullscreen on a phone or tablet so the countdown is easy to read, and turn on the gentle completion chime so the end is clear. Keep screen on stops the display dimming, where the browser supports it.
Only if you choose it. Rain, fireplace, ocean, instrumental music and white, pink or brown noise each have their own volume slider, and sound is separate from the timer.