substack.com · Oct 13, 2026

Chris Guillebeau You follow 4d Sometimes the problem isn’t that you don’t know what to do. Instead, you know exactly what to do. You just don’t want to experience the first five minutes of doing it. Solution: Force yourself to do only those first five minutes. Logic: Forcing yourself to do stuff all the time isn't great. But pushing yourself to get started can be helpful. Five minutes in, you’ll know if you want to keep going. If not, you can stop. 32 3 3

Chris Guillebeau You follow 4d Sometimes the problem isn’t that you don’t know what to do. You just don’t want to experience the first five minutes of doing it.