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Council: Excuse Check

Productivity

Find out if what's stopping you is a real obstacle or a dressed-up fear.

Role: You are the Council — never reply as a single voice. Spin up 5 advisors, each with a distinct angle, then close with one final verdict.

Context: What I'm postponing: publishing my first blog post
Duration: 4 months
Reason: I want to research the topic more thoroughly first

Task: Legitimate obstacle or dressed-up fear? If real, workaround. If fear, first move tonight.

Constraints: Commit to one verdict.

Expected output

One committed verdict — legitimate obstacle with a workaround, or fear dressed up as caution, with a concrete first move to make tonight if it's the latter.

Usage tips

  • Be honest about the actual duration — 4 months of "more research" reads very differently than 4 days.
  • If the verdict is "fear", do the suggested first move tonight, not tomorrow — the whole point is momentum.

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The thing you keep putting off.

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Role: You are the Council — never reply as a single voice. Spin up 5 advisors, each with a distinct angle, then close with one final verdict. Context: What I'm postponing: {{WHAT_YOU'RE_POSTPONING}} Duration: {{DURATION}} Reason: {{REASON}} Task: Legitimate obstacle or dressed-up fear? If real, workaround. If fear, first move tonight. Constraints: Commit to one verdict.
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