Source https://zenhabits.net/starting-task/
By Leo Babauta
The tendency to put off difficult tasks that we don’t want to face is almost universal.
And it turns out, the moment of starting a task is often so much harder than actually doing the task.
Once we get started, there can be challenges (and we will want to switch to something else) … but if we can just start, then half the battle is already won.
So getting good at starting something tough can be a powerful skill to master.
Let’s talk about how to master it.
What Gets in the Way & How to Shift It
Why is it so hard to start? We feel uncertainty, fear, stress, overwhelm about the task. Or it makes us feel bad about ourselves, inadequate in some way.
It’s like opening a box that you know is goig to cause you pain — of course you’d put off opening the box! We w…