Articles on Starting
These articles explore why starting feels harder than doing, why motivation comes after action, and why restarts matter more than consistency. Together, they form a practical framework for action when momentum is low and thinking gets in the way.
Most advice focuses on motivation, discipline, or habits.
This body of work focuses on the moment before all of that—the moment of starting.
Motivation Comes After Action
- Motivation Is a Late Arrival
- Why Starting Feels Harder Than Doing
- Starting Is Mechanical, Not Emotional
- Starting Is a Physical Act, Not a Mental One
Consistency Is the Wrong Target
- Atomic Habits Solved: Consistency Isn’t the Point
- You Don’t Need Consistency, You Need Restarts
- The Hidden Cost of Calling It Starting Over
False Starts and Common Traps
- Why Getting Ready Is the Most Dangerous Phase
- How Micro-Starts Create Motivation, Not the Other Way Around
Comparisons and Commentary
- What The Power of Now Doesn’t Explain About Starting
- What Comes After Atomic Habits
- From The Magic of Thinking Big to Starting
- New Nonfiction Self-Help Books and the Problem They Still Don’t Solve
- The Magic of Starting vs Grit
- The Magic of Starting vs. Starting Over vs. Thinking Big
- Apple Won by Eliminating the Start Button
- Mindfulness Without a Start Is Just Idling
- Why Golf Is the Ultimate Game of Starting Over
Starting Under Real Pressure
Go Deeper
If you want the complete framework behind these ideas — including why starting changes the math of motivation — it’s explained end-to-end in The Magic of Starting, available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions.
Learn how entrepreneurs, professionals, and individuals use the Starting Framework to take small ideas and personal goals to the next level.
