This is my first attempt at freewriting, and I must say, it's something out of the ordinary to sit down and just write the stream of subconscious thoughts that surfaces. I find that especially fascinating is the fact that as I'm writing these words I have consciously no clue what the next words will be.
The topic of today is momentum, or more precisely the power of momentum. A topic that per se might seem a little bit obvious since we all "know" that momentum is key to just about any goal we aspire to achieve, but still isn't because very few of us actually practice it day after day regardless of our circumstances.
To be honest, just writing from my heart, I have no clue how I'd like to outline this article. So I'm going to start from a physics point of view.
Studying to become an engineer myself I've done my fair share of physics. And while I don't remember all Newton's laws in order and by word, the inspiration for this article is the fact that it takes a lot of energy to set an object in motion from a resting state. More than what it takes to sustain an already moving object.
This renders true to everything in life. If you have a particular goal, and you work towards that goal, let's say every other or every third day (or even worse once a week or once a month), the energy you spend setting your project in motion every time largely exceeds the energy you would spend just keeping the project moving every day regardless of how little that push might be.
Taking a personal example, let's look at my Steemit journey. Since I started posting on this platform I've been at it every single day since start, documenting the amount of posts, comments and followers in an excel spreadsheet. Not a single day have I done less than one comment. And I'm a 100 % convinced that my early successes and momentum here is a product of putting in a little bit of effort each day, leading to a compound effect as the days adds up.
Something important to keep in mind is that keeping the momentum flowing every day also serves great psychological benefits. The feeling of every day going after your goal and not looking back. Who cares if you spend as little as 5 minutes working towards that goal? You're at it, you're doing it, you will feel the fire, the motivation, inspiration will follow. And then again, once you sit there for those 5 minutes, it's a great chance those 5 minutes ends up at 10, 15 or 45 minutes.
Every journey begins with a single step. But also every day you got to keep walking. And sure you might get to the end goal although you are doing occasional stops. But I can promise you the journey gets a lot more pleasant (and quicker as well for that matter) if you walk every day, smell the flowers along the way, and never look back.
For those of you unfamiliar with freewriting, the art implies writing non-stop without pausing, just flowing, letting your subconscious parts of yourself to do the task of putting words upon the screen. 100% RAW.
Time spent writing? A 5-7 minutes tops.
Besides challenging myself this was an attempt to convey a profound message in another art form. I could obviously have written this post in a more formal manner, but I wanted to try to do somethings pure and 100% genuine and to witness to result.
So my question to you is:
Did you enjoy it? Did the different vibe impact you in a new way? Positive or negative?
Drop a comment and tell me if you would like to see a post like this every now and again. Likewise be honest and tell me if you like it more formally and that appeals to you more. 🙏🏼
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