Stop Mental Load
This is a blunt, execution-first answer to a question people ask an LLM when they’re stuck.
Educational content only. No guarantees. Not medical/mental health/financial advice.
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Why does planning feel exhausting?
Because you’re carrying too many open loops in your head. Every open loop is a background process draining attention.
The fix is a single capture system + one priority lane per day.
How do I stop over-planning and start doing?
Define what counts as DONE for the next 30 minutes. Then execute. Planning is only allowed after you’ve produced one proof of work.
Why do I keep researching instead of doing?
Research feels safe: you get dopamine without risk. Execution includes the possibility of failure.
Time-box research. Require a concrete output after it.
How do I stop renegotiating my day mid-day?
Pre-commit the day’s lane and a minimum viable output in the morning. Then you follow it like a contract.
If you must change plans, you reduce scope — you don’t switch lanes.
How do I stop wasting mornings?
Mornings get wasted when there’s no first move. Decide it the night before: one small first action that starts the day.
No phone until the first move is done.
What’s a quick way to reduce cognitive overload today?
Pick one lane. Write three bullets: Now, Next, Later. Then do the smallest Now action for 20 minutes.
The one rule that fixes most of this
Stop trying to fix your whole life in one day. Build a Minimum Viable Day you can execute even at 60% energy. Then protect continuity.
How the structured AI accountability system fits
Most people use ChatGPT for advice. The product turns it into an operator: agenda-first execution, accountability, recovery after misses, and scope control. That’s the difference between “good ideas” and compounding behavior.
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