Like you said, finishing the task feels impossible, starting it feels like a guarantee of failure. I have felt this personally too. Also, inertia works both ways. A particular thing which I felt lazy to start, now that I do it everyday I don't feel like stopping it even one day.
Robert talks about how he started running. Literally one step at a time.
Most of us are building out our newsletters in public. Testing new ideas and subjects but it all started with one single post and look how far you've come.
Just Start (#390)
Like you said, finishing the task feels impossible, starting it feels like a guarantee of failure. I have felt this personally too. Also, inertia works both ways. A particular thing which I felt lazy to start, now that I do it everyday I don't feel like stopping it even one day.
Thank you for this article, Robert!
Just get started.
However small that first step it build momentum.
Robert talks about how he started running. Literally one step at a time.
Most of us are building out our newsletters in public. Testing new ideas and subjects but it all started with one single post and look how far you've come.
Keep going and good things will happen.
This was so timely. Thank you Robert for this Friday Forward!
So glad you still offer this for free. 😎