Start with the smallest chunk of work. If you look at it as one giant dull task, it's going to be really tough to start. You can't picture the task as moving

Start with the smallest chunk of work. If you look at it as one giant dull task, it's going to be really tough to start. You can't picture the task as moving a whole mountain at once, when in reality the only possible way to move it is a single rock at a time. So start with a simple goal to get engaged, like fixing a single line of code, and you'll end up doing the whole task. For me, I always have that initial adverse reaction and stop myself right there, tell myself I'm going to do it NOW, and then just get it done. If your work is truly dull and uninspiring though, find something else. I find it hard to see any programming as "dull", because it always presents new problems that need solutions.