The Thing About Momentum

I remember coming up with an idea I was so obsessed with for a period of time. I could swear God whispered it into my ears, and I was ready to jump on it ASAP.

But it was close to exam period, so I had to study. I put everything on hold and focused on my exams, which of course was the smart thing to do. However, after exams came the cold feet, the “what ifs”, the doubts the excited version of me wasn’t scared of.

I know sometimes giving things time helps. You gain proper understanding and clarity. But other times, it just gives you enough time to overthink yourself out of it.

Well, that’s the story of how I dumped an idea I was once over the moon about. And the funny thing is, I might pick it up again, but it’ll take a while. That’s the thing about stopping, it becomes harder to start again.

Like Newton’s law of motion: a body at rest will remain at rest, and a body in motion will remain in motion until an external force acts on it. That external force is the extra exhausting effort it takes to go back to the drawing board and outsmart the overthinking that suddenly made you too scared to try.

So dearest reader, my advice is simple: don’t stop. Even as you’re crying, just dey cry dey go front, because once you lose momentum, it becomes harder to regain it.

Now, I’m not saying jump on things without thinking. I’m saying attempt before you overthink yourself out of it. Because really, the worst that can happen is failing, and failing is one of the ways to the top. The quicker you fail, the quicker you learn. The quicker you learn, the quicker you get it right.

@favvy_Okwans🖤.