The way I solve it is by doing everything as soon as I need to do it (or at least notice it needs to be done). Everytime I start to think “oh it’s small, I’ll do it later” I remind myself that everytime I do that, the task never gets done. So then I just do it real quick and not have to worry about it.

Do you (OP) have an ADHD diagnosis? Honestly for me the only thing that truly helped me work on things when there wasn’t immediate external pressure/payoff or it being super interesting was medication.

And believe me, I tried a lot of things.

I have a really good response but I’m going to write it later.

I’ve been working on this lately, what I find helpful is reminding myself that the chore doesn’t have to be done perfectly, and that some progress is better than no progress. I struggle with perfectionism and will put off tasks indefinitely because of fear that if I start wrong or don’t finish it immediately it won’t be perfect. My therapist helped me to realize that perfect is the enemy of done, and that it is ok if something isn’t done perfectly.