January 1 always feels clean.
January 2 is when reality shows up.
Motivation drops a little.
Distractions creep back in.
And that quiet voice starts asking, “Am I really going to stick with this?”
I’ve learned this the hard way:
Momentum doesn’t come from big resets.
It comes from small systems you don’t abandon.
Every time I’ve made real progress, it wasn’t because I felt fired up.It was because I removed friction.
I made it easier to:
- capture ideas
- turn thoughts into content
- keep things moving even on low-energy days
That’s when consistency stopped feeling like discipline and started feeling automatic.
January 2 isn’t about pushing harder.
It’s about setting things up so you don’t have to push much at all.
That’s the approach I’m carrying into this year.