A five-minute habit can protect years of investment.

A small repeated action is capable of protecting something enormously more valuable than the time it takes. Rinsing something, checking something, writing something down, a short daily practice. The disproportion is what makes these habits easy to skip and also what makes them the best available return on five minutes.

Find the five-minute habit that protects your largest investment. Attach it to something you already do daily. Small and automatic beats large and occasional.