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Activation Energy: Why Getting Started Is the Hardest Part

Shane Parrish · 28 Jun 2017

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  1. The beginning of any complex or challenging endeavor is always the hardest part.
  2. Although activation energy is a scientific concept, we can use it as a practical mental model.
  3. The bigger and more challenging an action is, the more activation energy we require to do it.

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