Trying to summon the motivation

Preface; I'm 57. I can relate to diminishing zest & zeal to get things done -- to a point. We got rid of public/cable TV back in 1999. I don't have that distraction (but obviously I now have the internet). If there's a choice between watching a sitcom or sanding a fender, the choice becomes easier when there is no sitcom to watch.

My odds of getting something done really boils down to "how bad do I want it?" It helps when I envision the project finished, a step or 2 back, and keep going until I can at least see the step in front of me finished. It's OK, take your time on that one.

My time is split between a Jeep project, the new house/garage, and the new job. ALL of them are REQUIRING attention! Our DD Jeep GC is rusted out and the TC chain is shot. Trying to get the garage floor finished, with radiant heat. The house sat vacant since 2016, and was victim of a field fire. We're living in it, fixing things as we go.

As YY1 suggested, pick something and just work on that at least until you get it to a stopping point (finish the gauge cluster, but don't fret about the entire interior). As cosig pointed out, nobody else is going to do it for you. The world won't end if you DON'T finish that gauge cluster, but you will never feel the gratification of having it done. "If it is to be, it is up to me!"

It has been my personal observation that the feeling of being "lazy" is more giving into a less productive distraction than actually being lazy. Just a thought.