Procrastination Buster
Diagnose why you're avoiding a task and get an under-5-minute first step to break through.
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The one job to be done, stated as an action
What happens if this keeps slipping
How long this takes, or has already run
What you do instead of the real task
What comes up when you think about it
Your prompt
Context: Task I'm procrastinating on: {{task}} Why it matters: {{stakes}} How long I've avoided it: {{duration}} What I do instead: {{avoidance}} The feeling when I think about it: {{feeling}} Task — diagnose and break through: 1. Name the likely root cause (fear of failure, ambiguity, emotional avoidance, decision fatigue, or lack of meaning) 2. A specific intervention for that root cause 3. Break it down to a first step under 5 minutes 4. The exact first physical action I should take right now 5. A simple commitment device and reward