Beat Procrastination on a Task

Get unstuck on the thing you keep avoiding — figure out what's blocking you and make the first step almost impossible to skip.

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    Help me get unstuck on something I keep putting off.

The task I'm procrastinating on:
{{task}}

Why I think I'm avoiding it, or how it makes me feel (optional): {{why}}

Please:
- Help me figure out what's really blocking me — is it too big, unclear, boring, intimidating, or missing a first step? Ask a question if you need to.
- **Shrink it**: break it into small pieces and identify a first step so tiny I can start in the next two minutes.
- Suggest a concrete tactic or two that fits the block (e.g. a short timed sprint, doing the worst part first, removing a distraction, lowering the bar to "just a rough version").
- Reframe the task in a way that lowers the pressure to make it perfect.

Keep it practical and encouraging, not preachy — this is about momentum, not a lecture on discipline. If the avoidance seems to be about something bigger I haven't said, gently ask rather than assuming.

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