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Don't be offended, but I think you might have ADHD.
I've lost hours on tasks that i should have stepped back from, because i had the fire that could not be quenched pushing me to keep doing it until exhaustion.
One thing you could try, is taking the perspective that it is more efficient to stop the task, because you give your brain time to process, adapt, and plan. This makes the next session even more productive. So it's not bad to take a break, it's actually necessary to finish the task.
Uh, this is the ADHD community, lol.
I'd say it's a very strong that OP has ADHD given the behaviour.