Procrastination
Procrastination is caused by one of three things:
It's unclear why you’re doing a particular task;
You’re unsure what the next step is; or
You’re afraid of doing a poor job of something, so you don't start it at all.
Thankfully each of these has a relatively simple solution, so you can create a procrastination checklist. When you’re putting something off, work down the list and ask yourself these questions.
Why am I doing this? What is the end result I'm hoping to achieve? And will this task help me achieve that result?
If so, what needs to be done to achieve it? How can I break it down into smaller chunks?
What is the smallest possible starting point? What small, simple task can I start with, just to get some momentum going?
There's your starting point: and then you just need to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Any time I'm struggling to get going, I bring it back to: what's the smallest I can do to keep moving forwards? Then do that. The rest will follow.