How To Start The Task You've Been Avoiding (In Two Minutes)

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3:08abstract one. Notice it's smaller. It carries less weight. Then do just that. Not the whole task, just that one piece. Set a two minute timer if it helps. When it's up, you can stop or keep going. Either way counts because the goal was starting, not finishing. If the pull to avoid comes back later, for the next step, do the same thing again. Shrink whatever's next down to something concrete before it has a chance to grow back into the big vague version. This won't make the task enjoyable and it won't make the worry disappear entirely. What it does is close the gap between noticing something and actually starting it. And that's usually the part that's been stuck. Until next time, I'm Clyde Lee Dennis and this has been 7 good minutes extra. This is Ashley Akinati from the Almost Amos podcast. You ever notice you and your spouse keep saying we need to get away, but you never actually plan anything. That was us until we did something fun and spontaneous. We went to resort pass.com. There are hundreds of hotel resorts, pools and spots and private beaches

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