Gaining Momentum
This same thought can be applied to habits and productivity, like when we get really excited about a new diet or routine or resolution, but after a couple weeks it's not as exciting and we slow down and let life keep going or worse: we regress.
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I came up with that first quote a while back but I had trouble putting the concept behind it into words until now.
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