You think you're out of motivation, but what if you're just surrounded by invisible resistance points that make every next step harder than it needs to be?Most of us can't see the friction draining our momentum. We blame ourselves for not starting, not following through, not sticking with it - when really, our brains are just following the path of least resistance. Scrolling your phone has near-zero friction. Going to the gym? High friction. Your life isn't designed around your goals - it's designed around avoiding resistance.Jon and Josh explore the three types of friction killing your productivity, why a cluttered desk does more damage than you realize, and how to use the friction index to rate any task and actually reduce the resistance by 20%.SKIP AHEAD:(00:00) Sometimes you're not out of motivation - you're just surrounded by friction(02:00) What friction actually is: environmental, cognitive, and emotional resistance(07:00) Why friction matters more than willpower (and how it reinforces procrastination)(11:00) The friction index - rate any task from 1-10 and see why scrolling beats the gym(18:00) Five ways to reduce friction: remove steps, pre-decide, prep your environment, add friction to distractions, turn effort into identity(24:00) When friction isn't physical - how shame and fear disguise themselves as logistics(27:00) The 20% challenge: pick one behavior, identify one friction point, reduce it by 20%📧 Sign up for the nonstatic newsletter to never miss an episode🧠 Visit Inspire Services for mental health resources and support

You know you need to make a change, but when you sit down to actually do it, nothing happens.Josh and his brother Jon are relaunching Nonstatic. The podcast started is now shifting to focus on practical psychology to keep you moving forward.This episode explains the change. Josh covers why self-awareness alone doesn't create movement, what momentum mechanics means, and why starting drains more energy than continuing. SKIP AHEAD: (01:00) Why the podcast is changing(05:00) Homeostasis vs. allostasis (10:00) Why knowing you're stuck isn't enough (14:00) Exercise example: one degree of motion (17:00) Upcoming episode topics (27:00) Mental health cost of staying static (28:00) Motion creates clarity, not the reverse📧 Sign up for the nonstatic newsletter to never miss an episode🧠 Visit Inspire Services for mental health resources and supportP.S. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs to hear it

You tell yourself you're a perfectionist failure when things aren't right the first time, believe you should have it all figured out by now, and think successful people just get it right immediately - but nobody achieves perfection on the first try.Life isn't a final draft. It's a series of revisions, just like an author rewriting their manuscript.Josh and Jon explore why we expect our "first version" to be our best version, how your brain is constantly rewriting itself through neuroplasticity (so why aren't you?), and why the pressure to be "decisive, confident, and certain" keeps you stuck in patterns that don't serve you anymore.If you've ever given up because something wasn't perfect the first time, or feel trapped by who you're "supposed to be," this episode will show you why revision isn't failure - it's exactly how growth works.SKIP AHEAD:(01:00) "Have you ever achieved perfection on the first try?" (09:00) Why your brain edits through addition, never deletion(16:00) From "prove yourself" to "align yourself" - how success beliefs evolve(18:00) The Jerry Maguire problem: Why "you complete me" is terrible relationship advice(22:00) Why you don't need a blank page to begin again📧 Sign up for the NonStatic newsletter to never miss an episode🧠 Visit Inspire Services for mental health resources and supportP.S. If this episode helped you, we'd love to hear about it. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know what resonated most with you in the comments.