Starting: The Most Difficult Step for Any Task

Are you having trouble starting a new project or building a new habit?

You’re not alone.

Starting work is tough. It can be uncomfortable. And even intimidating.

Here are 5 reasons why you should start working anyways:

1. You want to do it

If you want to start a new project or habit, then start it.

There is no better reason to start something other than the simple fact that you want to do it.

You will be unhappy if you don’t at least try to work towards your goal.

Don’t allow yourself to live with regret because you didn’t start working.

Instead, make yourself proud by giving your best effort and getting after it.

Will you answer the call?

2. There is no better time to start than now

As the old saying goes, "The best time to start was 20 years ago. The 2nd best time to start is now."

The sooner you start working towards your new goal, the sooner you'll get there. The more you wait, the longer it'll take.

Waiting isn’t a fun experience.

You hate it when your Amazon package arrives later than expected. So why would you continue allowing yourself to prolong reaching your goals?

3. Procrastination prolongs the pain you feel

Procrastination never improves your well-being. It only hurts you.

Procrastination makes you feel pain longer because you aren’t working to relieve it.

Satisfy your desires sooner by starting work towards your goal NOW.

You'll feel relieved once you start working.

So, start now.

4. The hardest part is starting

The hardest part of doing any task is starting.

It takes a lot of effort to start work.

This is because your brain wants to keep you in your comfort zone.

The comfort zone is where your brain feels the safest. It’s what the brain is used to experiencing. And the comfort zone doesn’t overstimulate the brain to the point of causing you distress.

Your comfort zone is like a prison: It's difficult to break out of.

But once you break out of your comfort zone, you're free.

If you put in that extra effort to start working, it will pay off quickly.

You won’t need to put in as much effort to continue working.

5. Momentum makes work easy

After you start working, it gets easier and easier to continue working.

You don't have to put in a lot of effort after you start.

Especially once you get into the flow state, where your sole focus is on your work.

Time melts away. You won’t even realize you’re working hard when you’re in the flow state. The work will be pouring out of you like water flowing from a faucet. It’s not uncommon to get entranced in your work and not notice several hours passing by.

As Newton's First Law of Motion states, an object in motion tends to stay in motion.

Once you're in the flow of working, you'll tend to stay working.

Wrapping up

It can be daunting to start working towards a new project or goal.

But that’s ok. It’s a normal feeling.

Don’t let your fears deter you from starting.

You’ll never feel good about never starting to work towards your goal. Only pain and regret.

Do you want to live a hard life filled with pain and regret? Or do you want to start your work, which is hard, but living a fulfilling life?