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Discipline isn't about screaming at yourself to go do something. Try moving your fingers that way. I'd be concerned if it worked. It happens at a much lower level than that, which I can only describe as "just doing it," in much the same way that you "just" move your fingers.
I'm saying all this as someone with ADHD, by the way. Part of task avoidance is actually caused by that chunk of your brain screaming at itself to go do the thing, wasting energy that could have been spent on just doing the thing.
Be an LED, not an incandescent bulb.
At the same time it's not helpful for those struggling there. Discipline is built up by the practice of doing. I have ADHD too and when I build up dread I get worse task avoidance, but when I do a little bit and keep building on the bits I do it gets easier.
You only get practice by doing, and doing is easier when you do it without screaming at yourself. Doing little bits counts as doing.