The Power of Inertia

Learn to leverage this universal law and harness the power of momentum.

How do we achieve goals? Why are some goals easier to achieve than others? I’ve set goals for as long as I can remember, but never really knew how I was achieving them. Some goals came easy while others barely actualized.

As these questions weighed on my mind, I assumed it was strictly a motivation issue which led (almost instantly) to negative self-talk. It’s easy to beat yourself up when you don’t do what you should do. I finally dug into it and discovered that like anything else in our universe, science plays a role.

Turns out, inertia has a lot to do with it. Yes, it applies to more than just that 6th grade science experiment on centrifugal force (nervously swinging a bucket of water over your head until you realize the water actually does stay in the bucket) — you know the one.

Otherwise known as Newton’s First Law — an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion. Meaning you can leverage one action into another. And conversely, it requires more energy to perform any action from a resting state.

This is where habit stacking comes into play. In Japanese philosophy, it’s known as Kaizen. As Thomas Oppong describes, Kaizen is the concept of small, but continuous improvement. Simply focusing on being 1% better every day leads to meaningful change and personal growth.

By slicing large goals into small ones, you reduce the amount of activation energy required. Making it more likely to consistently take action and achieve your goals.

Before we go any further, let’s explore the concept of activation energy. Different situations require different amounts of activation energy, but every situation requires some. In scientific terms, it’s the energy required to undergo a specific reaction (or achieve a goal).

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