Curing procrastination is so d*mn simple
Newton's second law solved my entire procrastination problem.
Let me explain.
So I'm sitting at my desk, camera set up, ready to record a video.
And I don't want to do it.
Like, at all.
I'm tired. My brain's foggy. I'm telling myself, "I can just push this to tomorrow."
But then I just... hit record.
And I start talking.
At first, it's shit. My words are stumbling over each other. I'm saying random stuff. I sound like an idiot.
But I keep going.
And then, 10 minutes in, I pause the recording.
And I realize something:
I'm not tired anymore. I'm not resisting. I'm actually... enjoying this.
I had entered a flow state without even noticing.
And that's when it clicked.
▶ Newton's second law: An object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an external force.
The reason you procrastinate isn't because the task is hard. It's because you're not even moving yet.
You're stuck. At rest. And objects at rest stay at rest unless acted on by some other force.
So what's the solution?
Simple. Get in motion.
But here's the trick — you don't need some huge push. You don't need to psych yourself up or wait for motivation.
You just need a tiny push... something that I call the minimum viable action (MVA).
Let's say you have to write an essay. Don't write the essay. Instead, just type your name at the top of the page.
Got 20 math problems to finish? Don't solve them. Just write down the formula you'll need to use.
That's it.
Because once you do that one tiny thing, the ball starts rolling.
And once it's rolling? It just keeps on going, bro.
That's the beauty of it. Starting is the hardest part. But once you're in it, it's so easy to keep going.
So next time you're procrastinating, don't think about the whole task.
Just do the smallest possible action.
Open the doc. Write one sentence. Solve one problem.
Get the ball rolling.
Physics doesn't lie, bro.
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Curing procrastination is so d*mn simple
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