[javajosh]

Well, I've noticed that I have two very distinct modes that correspond quite closely to the Meyers Briggs judging/perceiving trait. INTP mode is open to new things, but unable to get anything done, and INTJ mode is closed off, but terribly effective.

To make real things with computers is actually a lot easier than deciding in which of the many possible ways you would like to make things with computers. You simply cannot let second-order concerns (shopping for tools) dominate first-order concerns (building things).

If you feel like you're in a rut, try solving some synthetic exercises that ask you to solve some simple string or integer array puzzles using no libraries.