Exciting weeks of sports, from the Olympics to the Paralympics, where we witnessed athletes willing to make any sacrifice to achieve their goals—from Tamberi, who sustained himself with just a glass of water, to Palmisano, who competed despite having COVID, to the Paralympic athletes who show that any performance is achievable regardless of one’s starting condition. It’s somewhat the essence of the saying, “whether you’re a gazelle or a lion, start running.”
It’s the same thing that happens on the first day back at work after vacation: even if you don’t feel like it, start working. With this mindset, the first day is coming to an end; the important thing is to get started again. There will be time for enthusiasm; you can’t expect to have it on the first day. It’s better not to overthink it and just get back to it. At a certain point, habit will take over again, you’ll regain interest in what you’re doing, and unexpected events will happen that will elevate your emotional threshold, allowing you to pick up where you left off.
Let’s still enjoy these early days and even our reluctance to act because when everything starts moving at the usual pace again, we’ll miss these initial moments of boredom.
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