Make the first step smaller

A well-written task can still be hard to begin. Help Me Start suggests one concrete action you can take now instead of producing a long project plan.

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Send the revised project brief35 min

Reply to Mina10 min

Research travel optionsLater

Help me start the client proposal

Start by opening the last proposal and writing three bullet points for the new brief.

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Choose the task that is blocked

Open an existing task and choose Start. The Secretary uses the task title and available details to suggest one concrete first step.

Edit before adding

The proposed first step is a draft. Shorten it, make it more specific, or discard it. Adding the step does not rename or replace the original task.

Keep the scope deliberately small

The goal is not to generate a complete plan for every task. It is to reduce the distance between deciding to begin and taking the first useful action.

Start this week

Bring in a few tasks, ask what to do now, and experience the Secretary before deciding whether to move anything else.

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