Yes, I do that as well. Start somewhere and work yourself into the mood. I keep the larger issue in mind though, to not spend too much time on improving "alibi

Yes, I do that as well. Start somewhere and work yourself into the mood. I keep the larger issue in mind though, to not spend too much time on improving "alibi"-subprojects. Regarding the "McDonalds theory": I call that "Don't mix production and criticism of your work." Either produce something or improve on you've already done. Otherwise these two modes of operation interfere with each other.