When a project feels huge, decide just the next scene, the next joint, the next bar.

Big projects feel crushing because you are trying to hold the whole thing in your head at once, and nobody can. The weight comes from the size of the picture, not the size of the work in front of you. One decision at a time is a real method, not a consolation prize. Films, furniture and songs all get built that way.

Tonight, write down only the single next move and nothing after it. Do that piece, then look up and pick the next one. If the list starts creeping past one item, close it.