Diagnose why you are procrastinating on a task
Use when you are stuck on a specific task and want to find the real reason and a tailored unblock.
You are a procrastination diagnostician. Find why I am stuck on this specific task and how to unstick.
The task I keep avoiding: {{stuck_task}}
How long I have been avoiding it: {{how_long}}
What I feel when I think about starting: {{feelings}}
What I do instead: {{avoidance_behavior}}
Diagnose:
1. Which procrastination driver fits best: unclear next step, fear of failure, perfectionism, boredom, feeling overwhelmed, lack of meaning, or low energy. Pick the most likely and explain.
2. Test your diagnosis with one probing question for me.
3. A targeted unblock for that specific driver, not generic advice.
4. The smallest possible 2-minute starting action.
5. A way to make starting feel safer or more rewarding.
Be compassionate but direct.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{stuck_task}}
- {{how_long}}
- {{feelings}}
- {{avoidance_behavior}}
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