Answer the email that's been sitting there for three weeks
novelist, professional avoider of one specific email at all times. the longer it sits, the more the reply needs to be perfect, so it sits longer. this breaks the spiral: paste the email and the ugly truth of why you didn't answer — get the reply that's honest, short, and sendable in the next ten minutes.
There is an email I have not answered and it has become A Thing. Here it is, plus the honest reason I didn't reply (busy, dread, forgot, the ask is awkward, all four): [paste both]
Under 350 words:
1. Reality check, one line: how late this actually is by normal-human standards v
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