How I Beat Task Paralysis with Claude (for ADHD Creatives)

The coffee is hot. The todo list is ready. I sit down to work and my brain says no. Not because I don't know what to do. The list is right there. But my brain looks at it and just locks up. That's task paralysis. And I found a way to beat it using Claude AI. I use the same trick writers use to beat writer's block: just start, even if it's small. I tell Claude to break down my next task into the most absurdly granular checklist you've ever seen. Steps so small they feel almost insulting. Open Gmail. Find the thread. Read the last message. Write two sentences back. Each checkbox is a micro-win, a tiny dopamine hit, and once I'm three or four checks in, I'm moving. In this video I walk through the full setup: my Obsidian vault with real project files, the exact prompt I use to generate granular checklists, and a live demo where I respond to a client email and start a revision in After Effects by just checking boxes. I also show how Claude wrote the checklist directly into my Obsidian todos folder so I could check things off as I went. This works especially well if you have ADHD, but it works for anyone who has ever stared at a todo list and done nothing. How do you beat task paralysis? Why can't I start working? What's the best AI productivity hack for ADHD? How do I use Claude AI for task management? Does Claude AI help with procrastination? How do I break down overwhelming projects into small steps? Can Claude write a checklist for me? How do writers beat writer's block? 00:00 - The coffee is hot and my brain says no 00:30 - The writer's block trick (objects in motion stay in motion) 01:22 - What the granular checklist looks like 01:39 - My Obsidian vault and the project files 02:19 - The overwhelming Monday checklist 02:44 - Writing the prompt in Claude 03:45 - Opus 4.7 reads Lisa's email and builds the checklist 04:18 - "Meridian Monday: Just Start Here" (the output) 04:32 - Stand up, roll your shoulders, drink water (Claude's warmup) 04:51 - Task 1: Open Gmail and reply to Lisa 05:14 - Using Claude's draft as a starting point (but rewriting it) 05:39 - Deleting the em dashes (obviously) 06:14 - Task 2: Open After Effects and start the revision 06:44 - Recap: the dopamine loop and why this works 07:14 - What's next: the transcript workflow Tools mentioned: Claude Desktop App, Claude Cowork, Opus 4.7, Sonnet, Obsidian (free), After Effects, Gmail My Website - https://www.nexusmotion.com/ Instagram -   / nexusmotioninc   Instagram -   / mographdave   Follow Me -   / mographdotcom   #taskparalysis #adhd #claudeai #productivity #aiworkflow #motiondesign #procrastination #flowstate #todolist #claudecowork #executivefunction #dopamine #obsidian #aftereffects