I will not say that I have perfected this, not by a long shot, but at least for myself I've found some basic ways of helping. The main thing is getting into th

I will not say that I have perfected this, not by a long shot, but at least for myself I've found some basic ways of helping. The main thing is getting into the groove of whatever it is. That does mean grinding it out at the start. Tackle a portion every single day, rain or shine. Doesn't even have to be a lot everyday, could even be some notes. I find after a little bit it turns into a natural schedule, requiring less push to get started. My wife is also kind enough to understand that I do need to get into a rhythm, and will sometimes nudge me to do a little bit each day. Don't push beyond what you feel like everyday though, you don't want to resent your work. You want to find a happy medium where you enjoy it but still progress. Sometimes that streak either gets broke, or the natural inclination waning, and then I need to push myself again. There will probably be a waxing and waning to it, and that's perfectly fine. Some days you won't feel like it, but consistency is important (exceptions apply of course just try to make those minimal and not an excuse). Getting that singular focus with so much competition between ideas is harder for me. I'm currently learning a new programming language, and I had several that I considered. I tried to break them into the main things I wanted, what would help my career, what would expand my programming knowledge in general, and what would I actually enjoy (harder to know before hand but I hand some idea). If it's really that much of a tossup though, then just do that, toss a coin. Sometimes leaving it to chance is just easier to break the stalemate and get you started.