Often times when you are first starting a task, it is easy to get overwhelmed by how much energy it is taking to do even the smallest aspects of the task. You wonder to yourself, “If it’s this hard to do less than 1% of this task, how am I going to make it through the entire thing?” When I start to think this, I try to remind myself of the concept of mental momentum. If you can sustain a decent level of effort for an extended period of time as you get started on a particular task, you will develop momentum that allows the process to become easier and faster as you progress, and this momentum will make it much easier to continue working. This concept spans many different types of activities, from exercise to homework to a big assignment at work.

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