What's your excuse?

Guillaume Hansali -

An average video on YouTube is 5 minutes
Here is a non-exhaustive list of things you can do in 5 minutes.

  • Read a few pages of a book.
  • Write a couple of good sentences.
  • Cheer up a friend.
  • Pump 20 push-ups and 30 bodyweight squats.
  • Buy groceries for dinner.
  • Meditate.
  • Practice scales.
  • Memorize a verse.
  • Take a poop. Maybe a short one.
  • Read a story to your child before bed.
  • Check on your neighbor.
  • Water your plants.
  • Walk.
  • Walk more.
  • Brew a cup of organic coffee.
  • Write a list of things you can do in 5 minutes.
  • Empty the dishwasher.
  • Learn a new word.
  • Apologize to your spouse.
  • Apologize again.
  • Choose a destination.
  • Take a photo.
  • Donate to charity.
  • Put an address on a postcard.
  • Write the postcard.
  • Thank a colleague.
  • Take a cold shower.
  • Give yourself a break.
  • Listen to a song. Attentively.
  • Tell your parents you love them.
  • Remind yourself that you're a good person.
  • Do nothing at all.

A lot can be done in 5 minutes.
What's your excuse?