Sharing the Top 25 Things I learned from taking back my health: #7: I can do anything for 15 minutes (working on a hard project), or longer (giving up cheese and candy for Lent, a 40-day 15 minute goal, or begging my doctor for six months to bring my cholesterol down to avoid a statin, a 3-month 15 minute goal). We can do anything in bites, as long as we have a clear end goal in sight.