<human>: Condense the text into a few key points

Basically, I've had a crush on this girl at my uni for over a year now, and I'm intending to ask her out, because I'll be dammed if I'm waiting any longer and there's clearly quite a few people other than me who are interested in her

The problem I have is that every time I get to a point where I think "Now might be a good time to ask her", mere seconds later, I'm usually thinking "maybe not". I just wish I had the ability to ignore that second thought, but I guess not

I asked a friend for advice, and they suggested writing everything in a letter or a note and handing it to them whenever I next get a chance to see them. That way, even if I feel gripped by fear, it's done already and they'll be reading what I have to say but am also too shy to say it out loud right now.

Is this a good idea? I feel like it could work, but also that it could just as easily backfire, so I thought I'd get a second opinion. If you think it is a good idea, what do you think is the best way of going about writing it, because I'm fairly certain "Do you like me? Yes or No?" wouldn't work
<bot>: Is writing out a note/letter a good way to ask someone out, and if yes, how would you suggest I go about writing it?