Like – Just for an example – I want to play every video game, so I end up not playing none and instead just fucking around online with stuff that doesn’t require initiative. The only override I’ve found is involving other people, I always make time for an RPG session with my friends or for hanging out and such. But I have trouble starting stuff for myself.
What do?
I put them all away except one per month. I rotate that each month (one of each board game / book / CD).
On the computer I have a folder with a shortcut to one game, movie, TV show, audiobook, album and ebook. I delete the shortcuts when I’m done and make new ones next month. The folder lives on my taskbar/dock.
Hey, this is pretty good thinking, kind of an artificial limit that at least provides just enough friction so you don’t go off looking everything.
This could be useful for just about anything
I hope it helps as much as it is helping me. I just wish I thought of it a few decades ago.