Never understood why starting is so hard for most people. Here's my easy "Socratic dialogue" system. In involves just asking myself a series of questions. "What project do I want to work on today?" "Project X." "Where are the files?" (I navigate to the folder.) "What file was I working on last/want to work on next?" (I navigate to it and open it.) "What did I want to do next to it?" (I open my to-do list) And before I know it, I'm moving and getting stuff done. Again, for me, it just boils down to answering a series of questions. But it also helps to close your Twitter app and browser. Hope that helps someone.