Trouble Starting Stuff You Want to do?

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Someone asked about what to do about it. I don't know of any "official" answers -- it just seems to be what people figure out works for them. One thing that I find helpful is that if something unusual needs to be done, that I should change my morning routine so that I don't get stuck on the "rail" of my usual daily routine. It can be eating breakfast in a different spot, or working on whatever it is a little, and then eating.

And today I found out that power failures also work well (especially for getting off of the computer). They tend to be hard to schedule, though.

something i always have trouble with is leaving work, as crazy as that sounds. it takes such a massive mental shift to get into the mindset of work ao i get stuck in it, and i find it especially hard to leave at the end of the day. i had a boss that used to jokingly tell me to get the heck out as i would sit at my desk and read a book for an hour or so before i left, and lately i will spend 30 minutes or so on WP at the end of the day. somehow i need to calm my mind down before i get out in the hustle and bustle again.

i have a different start/stop time at work than most of my coworkers to help me with this transition, as the massive surge of people with all their small talk at 4:30 is just too much! and i will often intentionally schedule an appointment for very soon after work to force me to leave the building.

but i still dunno how to make myself get started on my hobby.
*looks at unopened microphone on the desk*

I'v always had trouble starting things I want to do, I don't understand why it is so difficult getting started with something new.

I am this way about a lot of things. I have been wanting to learn how to overclock computers but I am unwilling to start until I know everything there possibly is to know about it. For me this means learning about hardware, software, circuits, circuit theory, electricity, programming etc, etc, etc, /sigh,. The problem is that I have to approach everything like this, and this, in turn, means that even a small task turns into a massive undertaking

I continuously try to de-sensitize myself to this by forcing myself to do something 'half-assedly'. No matter how many times I force myself into doing something like this, it has yet to make me feel any better about it. In fact, I will sit and ruminate for days about a job I did that I was unsatisfied with, ultimately building my level of self-resent to suicide-inspiring levels ( < I fear I'm being overly dramatic with my word usage).

I've got countless half-finished projects laying around. Whether it be a story, drawing, model airplane, etc, etc,.)

This always happens to me, and I don't like it very much.