S03E01 Inertia

I learned that motivation is like activation energy. Once you apply the initial energy into the task (which is the hardest part), everything else just follows effortlessly.

For example, waking up is hardest when you first wake up. But once you resist the initial temptation to go back to sleep and walk into the bathroom, you’re no longer sleepy.

Same with reading. I don’t have to exert my full attention and energy throughout the activity; all I have to do is force (or motivate) myself to read the first few paragraphs and all the subsequent paragraphs will follow without much exertion on my part.

This is how I get things done.