How do you overcome the "what to do" syndrome?

When you don't know where to start from, start from the beginning :) Obvious, yet helps me all the time. When I feel like procrastinating, I'm taking a single step towards the goal I set - a slight one. Act, do smth; and you will already get a sense of tiny achievement and your brain will want more. It's actually possible to trick own mind.

really interested to read other advice in this thread! I definitely find myself in a state of 'there's so much to do, what should I do first?' and then 'ok how do I actually do it?' Couple of 'get moving' approaches I've found to work for me: - what's the first step I need to take to get going? A bit like setting sub-goals to reach a bigger goal, breaking it down into manageable chunks and identifying a sequence of steps to take, and then breaking it down even more granular in that first phase to get going - reminding myself that I don't have to go from 0 to 1 right now Related to the above, choosing 1-3 of those first steps to get going and recognise that I'm making progress And then a couple of 'perspective shifts' to tackle the problem differently - who can I talk to? cofounders, friends& family, collleagues, network - do any of them have experience of doing what I want to do, or who I trust would have a good starting point or suggest sensible approach - what would I suggest if someone came to me asking 'what should I do here?' gives me a route to take a step back and identify how to get going What have you tried so far?

Ask yourself what really matters. Constraints are powerful. Give yourself less time than you actually have and see how quickly you can get things done.

Keep it simple. Pick the lowest hangest fruit, but above all else, GET STARTED. Make a little progress, no matter how little it is. As you keep working, the vision usually becomes clearer and clearer. I've built 3 products and 3 different visions from scratch, and that's how it happened everytime. Get over the anxiety and get stuff done!

I think we've all been there. Instead of chasing every shiny object, I'd say pick one project, stick with it, and see it through. Success or failure, you'll learn something.

That's real. Sometimes it's about narrowing focus. You've probably got a thousand ideas buzzing around, right? Pick one and go for it.

The simplest step/task that can be done. Often times, at least for me, getting started is the hardest. Once whatever projects gets rolling, there's momentum, and it's easier to keep pushing. Might even reveal something insightful in the process. It also helps when the to-do list is whittled down so then it's less intimidating. .. all that assuming there aren't external dependencies, people waiting, deadlines, etc etc that make prioritizing complicated 😬