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The 72-Hour Rule: A Simple Way To Start Now & Find Happiness

A quick and easy way to overcome procrastination

Helen Ngo
3 min readSep 13, 2022

Larry Page, Google co-founder once shared:

You don’t need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea.

Maybe you don’t have a hundred, or maybe you are just starting employees with your business and wonder what to do next.

You have an idea in mind but thinking through the whole process can slow you down from implementing it.

The solution may seem as simple as writing down what to do but taking action is still a question mark.

There are a lot of good ideas out there, but most people never take action. So how do you start taking action and find your happiness?

1. Solution to this problem

I’ve been there, too.

I used to have a lot of great ideas for Medium posts and then just leave them in the Ideas section, never getting around to writing them or sharing them.

After having so many ideas and plans on paper, I found a rule that helps me be more productive:

The 72-hour rule

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Helen Ngo
Helen Ngo

Written by Helen Ngo

Helen is sharing her online writing journey. With personal experiences and practical tips, She aims to inspire and guide your path to success.

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