Concept · Self
Coasting vs. accelerating
Holding a speed already reached costs only enough to cancel drag; building it from zero costs far more, because one is maintaining existing momentum and the other is generating momentum that doesn't exist yet. Explains why people quit mid-build, mistaking the cost of construction for evidence of failure. Test: has this gotten easier, or have you just gotten used to how hard it is?
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- Grows out of
- Position, speed, acceleration
Where it appears
Treated in
- Part Two — How to PracticeStarting Is Expensive, Staying Is CheapWhy the same practice costs some people almost nothing and others everything: building momentum from a standing start is a different job than holding speed you already have.