Sometimes the hardest part of a task isn’t doing the work. It’s getting started.
You sit down to organize your paperwork, but everything is scattered. You want to cook dinner, but the kitchen is a mess. You plan to exercise, but you can’t find your shoes.
Before the real work begins, you’ve already created reasons to put it off.
Try making the first step easier. Gather what you need, clear a space, or prepare something the night before.
A little preparation can remove the obstacles that keep you from beginning.
The Simplifier’s Take: Make the first step easier, and you’re more likely to take it.
Sometimes getting started has less to do with motivation and more to do with making the first step easier.
– Orlando Espinosa | The Simplifier of Information®