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Get unstuck on purpose — the stuck-type diagnosis (don't-know-how, can't-decide, waiting, avoiding, too-big), the matched unblock move for each, and the timebox that stops noble struggling before it eats the day. Use when asked I'm stuck on this and don't know why, I keep avoiding this task, how long should I struggle before asking, or unblock my stalled project. Produces the stuck diagnosis, the matched move, the ask-for-help script that preserves standing, and the stuck-log pattern read.

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# Unblock Protocol Skill

"Stuck" is five different states wearing one feeling, and the wrong move for the type wastes days: struggling nobly on a *don't-know-how* (when a 10-minute ask solves it), asking for help on a *can't-decide* (when the decider is you), grinding on an *avoiding* (where the block is emotional, and effort slides off it). The protocol: diagnose the type first (one minute, five questions), apply the matched move, and honor the struggle-timebox — the pre-committed point where solo effort converts to an ask, because "I should be able to figure this out" is how competent people burn days protecting an image nobody's watching.

## What This Skill Produces

- **The diagnosis** — which of the five stuck-types this is, from the tells
- **The matched move** — the type's specific unblock, not generic "take a break" advice
- **The ask script** — help requested in the form that preserves standing and gets answers ([the well-formed ask])
- **The stuck-log** — the recurring-pattern read: which type keeps happening, and the structural fix it points to

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