Task Initiation
Get Started on High-Friction Tasks Instantly
A task initiation tool for adults should respect that the work is real—invoices, code, applications, chores—not a cartoon quest. MaxDex uses voice to start the first slice of the hard thing.
Understanding Task Initiation Failure
Initiation failure is specific: you can do the work once it is moving. The freeze is at t=0. Overcome task avoidance software has to live at t=0.
Breaking High-Friction Projects into Steps
The call should not recite a 40-item list. It should name the next physical action: open the file, write the ugly paragraph, put on shoes.
Scheduled Call Prompts
An app that calls you to do your chores and an app that calls you to stay focused are the same mechanism with different labels. Adults need both.