Explain Why You Keep Procrastinating on One Specific Task

Not all procrastination is the same and the solution to one kind does not work for another. Telling yourself to just start works if the task is overwhelming; it makes no difference if the task triggers fear of failure. This diagnoses which driver is operating for your specific task, why what you have already tried has not worked, and one approach that addresses the actual cause.

Explain why I am procrastinating on the specific task described below.

For the task and pattern described:
1. Which of the common procrastination drivers is most likely operating here: fear of failure, perfectionism, task aversion (the task itself is unpleasant), overwhelm (the task is too large or unclear), or unclear benefit (not convinced it matters)
2. The evidence for that diagnosis from what is described
3. Why the strategies I have already tried have not worked, given the driver identified
4. One approach that addresses the actual driver rather than the symptom of not starting

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[describe the task, how long you have been putting it off, what happens when you sit down to do it, and what you have already tried to make yourself start]
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