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How the 1-Minute Rule Can Make Your Life More Serene and Successful

Jessica Stillman

3 min readFeb 7

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I am going to confess. This past holiday season just about broke my brain. And not (thankfully) because of any major crisis or terrible trauma. Instead it was a pileup of little things. It was too many loose ends at work, errands to run, presents to buy, emails to send. It got to the point where my to-do list was just paralyzing.

Jessica Stillman

Written by Jessica Stillman

Top Inc.com columnist/ Editor/ Ghostwriter. Book lover. Travel fiend. Nap enthusiast. https://jessicastillman.com/

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