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Beat procrastination on one task

You keep putting one thing off. Get a tiny first step and a simple plan to finish it.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

I keep putting off one task and I want to get it done.

The task: [what it is]
How long I've been avoiding it: [e.g. three weeks]
Why I think I'm avoiding it: [e.g. boring, worried I'll do it badly, don't know how]
When it really needs doing by: [date]

Ask me 2 short questions to find what's really stopping me. Wait for my answers.

Then give me:
1. A 2-minute version of the first step I can do right now.
2. A short plan to finish it, broken into sessions of 25 minutes or less.
3. One way to make it less unpleasant (e.g. music, a friend, a timer).
4. A small reward for when it's done.

Be kind but direct. Keep it short. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. what it is: a short note you already have. e.g. three weeks: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

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