As many others here have recommended, read Atomic Habits for a good idea of how to go from goal-oriented action to process-oriented action. > I have strongly c

As many others here have recommended, read Atomic Habits for a good idea of how to go from goal-oriented action to process-oriented action. > I have strongly come to perceive myself as being driven by external accountabilities which makes me good at work at office but bad at executing personal projects. I'd also recommend reading The Four Tendencies by Gretchin Rubin, which is an interesting framework for how different people respond to both internal and external expectations. Based on your own personal observation, you'd fall into the most populous category: obliger, i.e., good with external expectations but not internal ones.