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Procrastination Breaker
Diagnoses why you're avoiding a task and designs the smallest start.
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what you're avoiding
days/weeks
your avoidance behavior
the story, "I need more info", "I'll do it Monday", etc.
Your prompt
I'm procrastinating on something. Break the cycle. THE TASK: [what you're avoiding] HOW LONG I'VE AVOIDED IT: [days/weeks] WHAT I DO INSTEAD: [your avoidance behavior] WHAT I'VE TOLD MYSELF: [the story, "I need more info", "I'll do it Monday", etc.] First, diagnose the real blocker, pick the most likely from: unclear first step, task feels too big, fear of a bad outcome, boring, waiting on someone, or perfectionism. Explain your diagnosis in 2 sentences using my answers as evidence. Then design the smallest possible start: a first step I can do in under 10 minutes, right now, with exactly what to open/click/write. Make it embarrassingly small. Finally, set up the follow-through: what I do after the 10 minutes, and a commitment device (a message to send someone, a calendar block, a consequence) to keep me going. Ask me to confirm the 10-minute start before you finish.
I'm procrastinating on something. Break the cycle. THE TASK: [what you're avoiding] HOW LONG I'VE AVOIDED IT: [days/weeks] WHAT I DO INSTEAD: [your avoidance behavior] WHAT I'VE TOLD MYSELF: [the story, "I need more info", "I'll do it Monday", etc.] First, diagnose the real blocker, pick the most likely from: unclear first step, task feels too big, fear of a bad outcome, boring, waiting on someone, or perfectionism. Explain your diagnosis in 2 sentences using my answers as evidence. Then design the smallest possible start: a first step I can do in under 10 minutes, right now, with exactly what to open/click/write. Make it embarrassingly small. Finally, set up the follow-through: what I do after the 10 minutes, and a commitment device (a message to send someone, a calendar block, a consequence) to keep me going. Ask me to confirm the 10-minute start before you finish.
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