I'm with Marcello on this - break the task down into something very rational and organized. It's really a mental game - you just have to accept this is not an inspirational, life-changing, creative edit. Though what you're working on is sort of meaningful - since it's going to be something to help the elderly.
Often, I find that even though THINKING about an icky/long-drawn out edit makes me feel demoralized and frustrated, once you get into the actual task of cutting and splicing, it gets pretty mechanical and automatic. Then time passes and your videos gets built - slowly but surely.
Sometimes, I do get left alone to make certain edits on my own time. And in all honesty, the spirit AND flesh can get pretty unwilling. But it all boils down to knowing you have a job to do and the faster you start it, the quicker you get through it and the more time you get to enjoy [without having the silly edit haunting you at the back of your mind].
Get into the right frame of mind, build up your 'mental set up' time [you can be doing some form of procrastinating here but you know you're just setting up for the job ahead] then fire up your NLE and go at it!
Kai
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