The task has been sitting there for 3 days. Here's why — and how to break it. We don't procrastinate because we're lazy. We procrastinate because our brain can't generate enough dopamine to make starting feel worth it. It's not a character flaw. It's a misfiring ignition system. So instead of trying to want to do the task... we're going to trick the engine on. —————————————— 🔥 THE 2 MINUTE RUNWAY DRILL This works in two parts — one to START, one to FINISH. PART 1 — The Fake Start (for getting going) Pick the task you've been avoiding. Don't think about finishing it. Don't think about doing it well. Your only job is to do the stupidest, smallest, most embarrassing version of it for exactly 2 minutes. • Writing an email? Open the draft and type literally anything. • Cleaning the kitchen? Move one thing. • Starting a workout? Put your shoes on and stand in the room. Set a timer. 2 minutes. That's it. You're allowed to stop when it goes off. You won't stop. That's the trick. Dopamine kicks in the second we're in motion — not before. We've been waiting for motivation to show up first. It doesn't work that way for us. Action comes first. Feeling comes second. PART 2 — The Finish Line Plant (for seeing it through) Before you start — and this part matters — write down ONE sentence: "I will know I'm done when ___________." Not "when it's perfect." Not "when it feels right." A real, physical, observable finish line. • "I will know I'm done when the email is sent." • "I will know I'm done when the dishes are in the rack." • "I will know I'm done when I've written 200 words." Our brains don't have a natural stopping signal. We either quit too early or spiral into over-doing it for hours. This sentence gives us a hard target. —————————————— ✅ YOUR DRILL FOR TODAY 1. Name the task you've been avoiding — drop it in the comments for accountability 2. Write your finish line sentence 3. Set a 2 minute timer and do the fake start 4. Report back 👇 We're not trying to be productive today. We're training the ignition system.

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