The Hardest Thing

in·er·tia
noun: inertia

1. a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
“the problem runs deeper than bureaucratic inertia”

Similar:
inactivity / inaction / inactiveness / inertness / dormancy / passivity / apathy / accidie / malaise / stagnation / dullness / enervation / sluggishness / lethargy / languor / languidness / listlessness / torpor / torpidity / idleness / indolence / laziness / sloth / slothfulness / motionlessness / immobility / lifelessness / fainéance / stasis / otiosity / hebetude

Opposite:
activity / energy

The dictionary lists thirty one synonyms for ‘inertia’ and only two antonyms.

I want to change that.

It seems to me that overcoming inertia is one of the most important things that you can learn to do. I also know from experience that it’s one of the most difficult things to do.

Overcoming inertia is a superpower. Learning to act instead of listening to the hundreds of voices inside your head that constantly say ‘Why bother? That’s too hard. It won’t matter. You’ll fail.’

I’d like to propose a list of words that are the opposite of inertia. Words that you can call upon to drown out all the other voices in your head.

This is just the beginnings of a list. I look forward to finding more and more as I work to overcome inertia in my own life and career.