CREATIVE 189 words
Decide Whether to Abandon or Pivot a Stalled Creative Project
It has been sitting unfinished long enough that you avoid the folder. This asks three honest questions: does the thought of it pull you back or relieve you, what actually stalled it, and who cares if it ships? Then one path: abandon, pivot to a smaller version, or return with a date.
<context> You have a creative project that has stalled and you are not working on it. It has been sitting unfinished for [length of time]. You want a clear-headed way to decide what to do with it. </context> <task> **Run a three-question diagnosis:** 1. Energy: when you think about this project, do you feel a pull back toward it or relief at the thought of letting it go? 2. Blockers: is it stalled because of an unsolved creative problem, a missing resource, or a loss of belief in the idea? 3. Stakes: does anyone else depend on this being finished, or is the only person affected you? **Then choose one of three paths:** - Abandon: name what you would keep from it and what you are releasing - Pivot: define the simplest version that you could actually finish and whether that version is still worth finishing - Return: set a specific date and a first action that gets you back into it </task> <output_format> - Three-question answers: one sentence each - Chosen path: one sentence - Path action: one specific next step - Length: 150 to 250 words - Tone: direct and honest </output_format>
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