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How I Stop Procrastinating | The Single Page Method | Daily Essay

Dru's Notes··13 September 2026·2 min

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Avoiding the work does not mean you are lazy. It means the step in front of you is too steep. Featuring: John Steinbeck Watch on YouTube Read the full post Brought to you by: Trends.vc: Discover new markets and opportunities. https://trends.vc/ HeadsUp: Know when your competitors move. Before your customers do. https://headsup.bot Multi: Turn any content into a YouTube video. https://makemulti.com Chapters: (00:00) Resistance means the step is too steep (00:25) John Steinbeck stalls before writing East of Eden (00:45) Shrinking the step to one page a day (01:04) The resistance is a measurement problem (01:20) Shrink the first move until starting takes no effort Where to find Dru: Essays: https://druriley.com/ X: https://x.com/DruRly YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dru-notes Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/drus-notes/id1888795427 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3lFHqgKxuvEHmdiEUfYShG Subscribe to Dru's Notes for a new episode every day. Click here to view the episode transcript.