PIPTIM · ALWAYS ON TOP
2 Minute Timer
The length dentists ask for, and the one most people fall short of.
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Tap the time to change it
PIPTIM · ALWAYS ON TOP
The length dentists ask for, and the one most people fall short of.
Tap the time to change it
Dentists ask for two minutes of brushing. Surveys keep finding the real average is a little over half that. The reason is not willpower but perception: repeating the same motion makes time feel far longer than it is. The moment that feels like done usually lands around a minute.
Steeping green tea, holding a plank, a short breathing practice, waiting out a microwave — all the same length, and all of them tie up your hands or your eyes.
Press the PiP button and the timer leaves the browser to float above your other windows. One screen is enough. For something shorter, see the 90 second timer.
If a laptop or tablet lives near the sink, float the PiP window on it. If not, switch on the completion sound and let the sound mark the end. Knowing when two minutes is up is enough to break the one-minute habit.
Because the estimate is often wrong. Measured, a lot of "two-minute" tasks turn out to be five, and those belong on a plan rather than in the rule.