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Hey friends 👋,
Let’s be honest: procrastination isn’t about being lazy — it’s usually about fear, friction, or overwhelm. And ChatGPT can help you remove all of that.
In this tutorial, you’ll get 4 advanced prompts that turn ChatGPT into a:
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Pattern decoder
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Micro-task builder
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Focus system designer
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Daily accountability coach
Let’s break the loop and finally get things done 👇
🎯 The Goal
Use ChatGPT to:
✅ Understand your procrastination triggers
✅ Break big tasks into flow-friendly steps
✅ Build repeatable focus systems
✅ Stay accountable — daily
🧠 1. Procrastination Pattern Analyzer
Uncover what’s really behind your delays.
Before you fix procrastination, you need to know why it’s happening. This prompt helps you identify emotional triggers, task patterns, and mental scripts that are causing resistance, and shows you how to replace them with more productive defaults.
Prompt:
##role: You are a behavioral psychologist and productivity strategist with expertise in habit loops and emotional blockers behind procrastination.
##task: Help me uncover the root causes of my procrastination by analyzing my recent behavior, emotions, and task types. Identify my dominant procrastination triggers, related emotions, and thought patterns. Then, suggest customized mindset shifts, habit rewires, and focus rituals to break those loops.
##context:
- Tasks I tend to procrastinate: <TASK_TYPES>
- Emotions I feel when procrastinating: <EMOTIONS> - Self-talk or internal thoughts: <THOUGHT_PATTERNS>
- Environment when procrastinating: <ENVIRONMENT_DETAILS>
- Times of day it happens: <TIME_WINDOWS>
- Consequences I’ve experienced: <RESULTS_OF_DELAY>
##format:
1. Procrastination Triggers
2. Emotional + Cognitive Patterns
3. Root Cause Analysis
4. Rewired Thought Patterns 5. Habit Disruptions
6. Focus Rituals to Replace the Loop
##tone: Insightful, supportive, science-based
Example:
🧩 2. Task Decomposition for Momentum
Break big, scary tasks into easy wins.
Most procrastination starts when a task feels overwhelming. This prompt helps you break it into bite-sized, low-resistance steps with clarity, motivation, and a starting ritual built in.
Prompt:
##role: You are an executive coach and cognitive performance expert trained in task engineering and flow psychology.
##task: Break down my current high-friction task into a sequence of micro-actions optimized for motivation and flow. Identify the resistance points, emotional friction, and overwhelm triggers. Then rebuild the task path using a scaffolding method, motivational anchors, and clarity checkpoints.
##context:
- Task I’m avoiding: <TASK_DESCRIPTION>
- Deadline or urgency: <DEADLINE>
- Importance of the task: <IMPORTANCE>
- Current progress (if any): <PROGRESS>
- What makes it hard: <FRICTION_POINTS>
- Emotional resistance: <EMOTIONAL_BARRIERS>
##format:
1. Task Overview + Why It Matters
2. Points of Friction and Emotional Triggers
3. Clarity Checkpoints
4. Micro-Steps Plan
5. Motivation Anchors
6. Start Ritual
##tone: Empathetic, practical, highly specific
Example:
🔁 3. Personalized Anti-Procrastination Protocol
Build a repeatable system that gets you to start.
Discipline fades. Systems stick. This prompt builds a personal execution framework based on your habits, energy levels, and environment so you can show up consistently, even on hard days.
Prompt:
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