The Psychology of Dreaded Tasks
&gt;&gt; Break down a big idea into small bits.<p>I&#x27;m not getting this. Of course you would start by breaking down the task. This is what you do with every task. You don&#x27;t just gulp down an entire task without planning ahead or thinking about steps. So this is no different than saying &quot;now start doing the task&quot;. It is silly self-encouragement, trying to trick your brain into thinking that you did something to alleviate the problem. You did not. You just started the dreaded task and made yourself focus.<p>I am tired of seeing these kinds of &quot;advices from experts&quot; online and in self development books.