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Activation energy

Starting is the hardest part, and the bigger the change, the more energy it takes to begin.

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The beginning of any complex or challenging endeavor is always the hardest part.

  1. Shane Parrish Founder of Farnam Street (fs.blog) and host of The Knowledge Project podcast The beginning of any complex or challenging endeavor is always the hardest part. Activation Energy: Why Getting Started Is the Hardest Partfs.blog · 28 Jun 2017All korrents from this piece
    The beginning of any complex or challenging endeavor is always the hardest part.

Although activation energy is a scientific concept, it can serve as a practical mental model.

  1. Shane Parrish Founder of Farnam Street (fs.blog) and host of The Knowledge Project podcast Although activation energy is a scientific concept, we can use it as a practical mental model. Activation Energy: Why Getting Started Is the Hardest Partfs.blog · 28 Jun 2017All korrents from this piece
    Although activation energy is a scientific concept, we can use it as a practical mental model.

The bigger and more challenging an action is, the more activation energy it takes.

  1. Shane Parrish Founder of Farnam Street (fs.blog) and host of The Knowledge Project podcast The bigger and more challenging an action is, the more activation energy we require to do it. Activation Energy: Why Getting Started Is the Hardest Partfs.blog · 28 Jun 2017All korrents from this piece
    The bigger and more challenging an action is, the more activation energy we require to do it.

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