I guess “hire someone” is always an option, but it’s a difficult task sometimes, especially finding someone reliable. It’s not even that the larger thing is outside my ability, it’s just “ugh, I don’t have time for this”.
Curious if anyone has any tips and tricks to overcome this kind of paralysis.
In the “hire someone” vein, setting an artificial deadline can sometimes help. “If I don’t build the X by Y myself, then we just go buy it.”
As with anything, momentum builds too. If it’s not something that has a lot of constraints, just looking for one little step is easier to accept than Starting The Project. Like, I’m not necessarily going to frame the new opening today, just cut a hole in the wall in the back of the closet. May depend on housemates’ tolerance. But often just getting into the workshop is enough to overcome activation energy for me.
Setting a DIY deadline is a really good suggestion, at least as far as “might actually work for me” goes. Thanks!