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How I kill procrastination with AI

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Dickie Bush and Nicolas Cole
Oct 26, 2025
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I stared at “hire partnerships director” on my to-do list for six weeks.

Every morning, I’d open my notes app. See it sitting there. Feel my chest tighten. Close the app.

I told myself I was too busy. That I needed to think through the role more. That next week would be better.

But really?

I was just paralyzed.

The task felt huge. Where do I even start? Write a job description? Post it where? What questions do I ask? What if I hire the wrong person?

So I did what I always do when I’m stuck:

I opened AI voice mode and started talking.

“I need to hire a partnerships manager. I’ve been avoiding it for weeks. I don’t know where to start and it feels overwhelming.”

Then I followed up with one question:

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