This was an interesting read and points to a simple truth that I think is often forgotten: Newton’s first law applies to basically everything in life, not just physical systems. The “resets” you describe are definitely valid but by no means a comprehensive list of “opposing” forces that can help drive you in the other direction to reverse your momentum (in a positive way). The two other main ones that I believe are missing, yet fundamental are:
- Diet: the food we eat affects our mental/emotional tendencies to procrastinate vs get things done through pretty intricate biological + neuroscientific mechanisms - Exercise: similar to diet, but perhaps harder to get started
All these can be thought of as different “forces” that can influence our momentum in one way or the other. Side note: it would be interesting to develop some sort of grounded pyschological theory on how different external stimuli affect our mindspace. Some of it is covered in the Vedas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%E1%B9%87a).
This was an interesting read and points to a simple truth that I think is often forgotten: Newton’s first law applies to basically everything in life, not just physical systems. The “resets” you describe are definitely valid but by no means a comprehensive list of “opposing” forces that can help drive you in the other direction to reverse your momentum (in a positive way). The two other main ones that I believe are missing, yet fundamental are:
- Diet: the food we eat affects our mental/emotional tendencies to procrastinate vs get things done through pretty intricate biological + neuroscientific mechanisms
- Exercise: similar to diet, but perhaps harder to get started
All these can be thought of as different “forces” that can influence our momentum in one way or the other. Side note: it would be interesting to develop some sort of grounded pyschological theory on how different external stimuli affect our mindspace. Some of it is covered in the Vedas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%E1%B9%87a).