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Inertia

The vis insita, or innate force of matter is a power of resisting, by which every body as much as in it lies, continues in its present state, whether it be of rest, or of moving uniformly nor a measure of mass.

Sir Issac Newton (1687) – Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica

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  1. Becoming a catalyst at Endlessly Curious on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 01:16

    [...] think some of it is to do with inertia: it is easier to do nothing if you are already doing nothing or do something if you are already [...]

  2. Habits at Endlessly Curious on Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 22:04

    [...] to my writing can be enough to disrupt my writing habit sufficiently to halt it.  At which point Inertia comes into play with devastating effect, to make the restarting of the habit hard.  It seems that [...]

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