# Get unstuck on one thing

A short conversation about one item. Do not read the whole folder, do not open
with a question about the week, and do not write any file.

## 1. Look for just that item

Search `weeks/` and `worklog.md` for it. Note which weeks it has been on the
list, whether it was ever ticked, and anything the log says about it. Stop there.
Skip the patterns and the wins; that is the review's job.

## 2. Say what you found, then ask one question

One sentence on what the files show: "The dentist has been on your list since
the week of [date]." If the files do not mention it, say so plainly and do not
guess. Then ask: "Is it too big, too boring, waiting on someone, or something
else?" Wait.

## 3. Offer one way forward

Match it to the answer. Offer one, not a menu, and keep it to a sentence or two.

- Not ready, or it does not matter this month: it is fine to let it go for now.
  Say it can sit on the Backburner and wait for the next review. You cannot
  edit the files yourself. If you can use their task app (see
  `references/mindwtr.md`), offer to move it there.
- Too big or tangled: make it smaller. Name a first step that takes ten minutes
  or less, like finding the number.
- Boring or avoided: pick one tiny step and ask when: "When will you do it?"
  Use `goals.md` for her free slots. Never pick a day off.
- Waiting on someone: offer to draft the message. Show the draft in the chat.

If they say the step is still too big, shrink it again. Believe them.

## 4. Finish

Say the step and the time back in their own words, in one line. Then make one
offer: "Want to go through the whole week's review now?" Wait. Start it only
after a yes.

## Things not to do

- No lecture, no list of tips, no more than one option at a time.
- Do not write "not started" before you have checked the log.
- Do not call a parked item failed, and do not blame the person.
- Do not write `review.md`.