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stuck at the starting part?

START LINE.

You don't have to do the whole thing. Let's just find where it starts.

FIRST THINGS FIRST

What are you trying to start?

We don't have to figure out why it's hard before we make it easier.

You're trying to start:

We're not doing the whole thing. We're finding the doorway.

Which of these feels easiest to try right now?

YOUR START LINE

YOUR FIRST MOVE
FIVE-MINUTE LAUNCH
05:00
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There you are.

You crossed the start line. You don't have to turn starting into finishing everything. What would help now?

PICK WHAT FITS

KEEP MY PLACE

My Start Line

You don't have to hold the whole thing in your head. Keep what helps. Ignore what doesn't.

THE THING

START HERE

THEN, ONLY IF I NEED IT

Done enough looks like:

Give the task a finish line before it quietly becomes seventeen tasks.

Something to look forward to:

Give your brain something pleasant on the other side.

IF I GET STUCK AGAIN

make it smaller get the next thing borrow a body give it five minutes make it less boring

We'll turn this into a clean version you can screenshot, print or save.

okay, keep this part ↓

Screenshot your Start Line.

Or use the options underneath if paper / PDF is more your thing.

YOUR START LINE

Keep your place.

THE THING

START HERE βœ“

THEN, ONLY IF I NEED IT

    DONE ENOUGH

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    SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO

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    IF I GET STUCK AGAIN make it smaller Β· get the next thing Β· borrow a body Β· give it five minutes Β· make it less boring

    START LINE Β· ScatterBrain

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    That counts.

    Starting was the thing you came here for. You did that. You don't have to turn one useful step into a whole productivity performance.