Draw up a little piece of paper like the one shown below. Start taking notes.

On the left you write in your current tasks (the tasks you're blocked with)

In the right column you etch in anything you're worried about, any fears you have, and anything that's gonna stuff up when you try to do the things in the Action list.

Start anywhere.

You'll find that writing one action will lead to related anxieties. And writing down an anxiety will lead to actions that overcome this.

In the action column you can write big goals or tiny little tasks. Your aim is to end up with at least one task small enough that you can get on with it.

In the anxiety column you can write big over-riding fears, or small concerns, problems, worries. Your aim is to get down to at least one problem that is small enough to be solved.

Both Actions and Anxieties are fractal in nature, recursively-composed of smaller and smaller versions of themselves. Identifying the components is the true battle for the mind-locked geek.

自然界のデザインにはどこか共通したものがある。自己相似性という原理だ。これを数学的に表現しようというのがフラクタルだ。つまり同じ式の繰り返しから自然界のデザイン生成をしようというものだ。

There are causes of geek-block/writer's block/procrastination that won't be helped by the ActionAnxiety list. If you can identify one of these causes, then address it directly (rather than addressing the symptomatic mental-blockage)

* Depression
* Hunger/Thirst
* Tiredness/Exhaustion/Insomnia
* Sexual Frustration
* Low blood-sugar
* Substance abuse (e.g. cravings or hangovers)
* Illness
* Meetings
* Other. That damned other.