Q: i'm attempting to work on many many many personal projects having to do with illustration and narrative storytelling, but i can't convince myself to put down distractions or feel motivated enough to start. the worst part is that i have many other things going on at the same time and i feel very overwhelmed to the point of giving up and deciding to play video games or watch other content on youtube, twitch, etc. i've tried some tactics, like writing down small thoughts that pop into my brain randomly, but it's beginning to feel more like an external catalogue than a bonafide process and that scares me because i worry that i'll never start this damn thing, let alone get it done.
A: the only thing that ever works for me, is to turn on an audio recording (and video if possible) and just start explaining every aspect of the situation  in great detail, and usually some strategies emerge