Inquiry · Procrastination
Something we know we need to do, and keep not starting
A self-reflection for the task that keeps waiting, even when we know what to do.
The task you keep putting off. Where are you when you turn away from it, and what do you do instead?
Start with what it is, or tap the mic
Your draft stays in this browser until you ask for a reflection. What happens to what you write
You leave with
A look at the moment you turn away from it, seen from outside.
One thing from your own experience that doesn't fit the picture of starting.
Your first move, named, and one question to notice next time.
Most of us know the task that keeps waiting. We know what to do. It might not take long, and it has been waiting for weeks.
This inquiry looks at the moment we would start: how the task feels there, how we picture the first few minutes, and the first move our hands would make.
In short
Three steps, about three minutes, free. No account needed.
This inquiry draws on research into the moment we put a task off, and how we picture starting. More in the field guide. How it works