The hardest part of any task is overcoming the activation energy. The rest is just riding the momentum.

This post from AI researcher François Chollet discusses the psychological principle that initiating a task requires the most effort (activation energy), while momentum carries you through the remainder more easily. The insight suggests that overcoming initial resistance is the critical bottleneck in task completion, with execution becoming progressively easier once started.

Source: Francois Chollet (X) | 2026-06-21