Reframe Procrastination as an Information Problem

You keep not doing the thing, and the not-doing is now its own source of stress. This treats the avoidance as information: is it fear of failure, an unclear first step, decision fatigue, or something else entirely. Name the type and the fix usually follows. For anyone stuck on a task they can't seem to start.

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You have been procrastinating on {TASK_OR_PROJECT} and the avoidance is causing stress and reducing your effectiveness. You want to understand what the procrastination is telling you.
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**Reframe the procrastination through a diagnostic lens:**
1. Identify the type of procrastination: is this avoidance of discomfort, fear of failure, unclear first step, decision fatigue, or something else?
2. Reframe the avoidance as information: what is the procrastination protecting you from, and is that protection still serving you?
3. Address the root cause rather than the symptom: based on the type, what is the most effective intervention?
4. Design a minimal starting action that takes less than two minutes and begins to dissolve the block
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- A diagnosis of the procrastination type with evidence
- A reframe: what the avoidance is actually signalling
- One two-minute starting action
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