How do I get things done?

Break things down into the smallest steps

If you have stacks of laundry, papers, tools around your home and you keep avoiding them, find the smallest number of things that you can do. The smallest number that when I suggest put "x number of things away" you say "Sure, that's easy, I can do it right now."

In my house, that number is 5. I can put away 5 dishes after I pour my coffee. I can do 5 things while the ref figures out whether the defense was holding or not. 

Setting the goal very low means that I can do it quickly, and setting the limit no higher than 5 means that the chore will not overtake my day. My entire Saturday won't be taken up by chores. 

Is the work all the way done? No. But is it a little bit better? Yes. New goal: making things a little bit better. You can build momentum this way, you can be proud of yourself when an old, annoying task is finally done.