The Self Project

I am apprehensive about the self project because I hate myself because I just really have no idea how to approach it. When I don't have an idea about something I don't get it into until I have to because I don't want to do anything halfway. When the deadline finally comes the final project is shoddier than it even had to be, because I didn't want to do a want poor job on the project. It's a frustrating paradox, the best solution to which would be not to do the project.
What's the second best solution?