Why is it hard to return to something after losing momentum?
Motion creates motivation more often than motivation creates motion.
Returning after a break can feel difficult because momentum reduces emotional resistance and uncertainty.
One skipped day.\n\nThen one week.\n\nSoon the restart feels enormous.\n\nThe hidden mechanism is lost momentum.\n\nHumans adapt quickly to inactivity.\n\nAction creates identity.\n\nPauses create doubt.\n\nPeople think motivation creates progress.\n\nVery often, progress creates motivation.
