To get a useful answer, it is important to ask the right questions. 

Rather than adding extra effort, look at what you can take away. 

If you can only see 2 paths, look for a third. 

If you’re trying something new, has anyone done something similar before? Even a different discipline offers guidelines.

Does it actually need to be done?

What one thing, done today, will have the most impact? 

Can this be a yes or no, rather than a maybe? 

Try one next time you’re stuck and see if it helps break the restriction.