For those who don’t understand the meaning of this, it’s stating that the amount of tasks to do before starting what you intended tends to become a significantly more burdensome process than you actually starting it.

For example, when I wake up and need to get out of bed, I need to pre-empt me physically getting up by using ways to allow me to executively function or “get motivated”. I tend to sleep in for a while after I wake, then I get on my iPad to find something enjoyable to think about, as well as a half dozen other steps, which includes trying to stop family members pestering me about waking up late.