He talks about how to begin a daunting task: linear order, easiest/most straightforward first, or a top-down "skeleton" first.

If it's daunting enough to be discouraging, consider doing tasks that quickly give you some sense of progress towards what like about it. To sustain your interest - your most precious resource.

This mightn't be most efficient, or give the best structure, but if it motivates you to do it, it will be far more efficient and better strucured than nothing!