Momentum

Momentum is fragile. When you’re on a roll, it feels effortless—like coasting on a wave. The danger comes when you decide to rest in the middle of that roll. Pause too long, and the swim back into the ocean takes ten times the energy.

A bridge is easier to build when both sides are visible. Momentum is the same. When you know where you’ve come from and where you’re headed, the steps in between connect naturally. But if one side of the bridge is unclear, hesitation creeps in, and hesitation is momentum’s enemy.

The artist doesn’t measure momentum in speed but in continuity. A streak of days where you return to the work—whether or not it feels inspired—is worth more than a single burst of brilliance followed by silence. Timeless excellence doesn’t arrive in a flash; it accumulates, carried forward by momentum maintained.

So the rule is simple: protect the wave. When it’s working, don’t coast. Keep laying track. Keep building the bridge. Keep moving “as fast as you carefully can.” Momentum is an unmistakable resource.