Have you ever noticed that the tasks you avoided all weekend somehow feel even bigger on Monday morning?

That's because your brain is a terrible fortune teller.

Psychologists call it affective forecasting - our tendency to overestimate how difficult, stressful or unpleasant something is going to be.

The report you keep putting off.

The workout you don't want to do.

The email you've been avoiding.

In reality, most of them aren't nearly as bad as your brain predicts.

The hardest part is starting.

Once you begin, your brain gets new information.

The uncertainty disappears.

Momentum takes over.

And what felt impossible an hour ago suddenly feels... manageable.

So this Monday, don't ask yourself whether you feel like doing it.

Ask yourself whether you can do five minutes.

Most of the time, five minutes becomes fifteen.

Fifteen becomes finished.

And that's how productive weeks begin.

Have a great week!