Entrepreneur Contributors Urge 23-Minute Rule to Break Task Resistance and Spur Business Growth
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Updated · Entrepreneur · Jul 21
Entrepreneur Contributors Urge 23-Minute Rule to Break Task Resistance and Spur Business Growth
1 articles · Updated · Entrepreneur · Jul 21
Summary
A new Entrepreneur opinion piece argues business owners can unlock growth by staying with uncomfortable development tasks for 23 uninterrupted minutes instead of abandoning them at the first sign of stress.
The article says many founders have a "flow problem," not a motivation problem: they get stuck in the first stage of the flow cycle, where budgeting, reporting or difficult conversations trigger avoidance.
That struggle phase is described as a normal biochemical response—cortisol rises and serotonin drops—so the discomfort should be treated as proof the process has started, not as a cue to quit.
For practical use, the contributors recommend time-boxing work into 30-minute blocks and avoiding distractions such as phones or snacks until the 23-minute threshold is crossed.
The broader claim is that repeated exposure to discomfort can turn resisted business-development work into a productive flow state, improving execution on tasks that drive long-term growth.