I wish I could take credit for this, but I can't.

You know those days where you plan on getting up nice and early and taking a run in the park, the alarm goes off, and you think to yourself "Yeah, not going."

That same day you come home and you see the television remote in front of you and you think "Yeah, this is more like it".

Other than the relaxation factor, why is getting up and doing something productive harder than doing something non-productive? They both involve the same thing; energy.

I once met someone who told me that there was no such thing as laziness, because it takes the same amount of energy to be lazy as it does to not be lazy. 

Enter: Activation Energy: the energy needed to do something. This can be anything from running, to cleaning the kitchen, to watching television, to eating mozzarella sticks every single day for lunch. Each of these takes energy to begin. 

The goal, of course is to increase the activation energy needed to do the things that you shouldn't do, and decrease the amount of activation energy is takes to do the things that are good for you. The less energy it takes to complete something, the more likely you are to do it.

For example, on mornings that I want to run, I set the alarm extra early. I have a water bottle already chilling int he refrigerator. Sometimes, I even sleep in my running clothes so that all I have to do is get up, drag myself downstairs and hit the pavement. I even setup my playlist the night before.

What about the OTHER stuff? Like watching Television? Want to cut down on it? Hide your remote up in a high closet. Put the batteries in another closet. If you have more to do to actually make the action happen, then you're less likely to do it.

Just a little idea for inspiration, guys, You know I look to hook you up where possible.