Start from the End (so you can actually begin)

Metaphorical Narrative

You walk into a movie at the last ten minutes — you already know the stakes, the applause, the safe quiet at the credits. It feels tidy. It feels finished. Starting from the end is a small, secret victory: you dodge the ugly, uncertain middle.

Core Insight

Starting from the end is a familiar safety trick. It keeps the self-story short and tidy so the ego doesn’t have to sit with risk or possible failure. That neatness feels like control, but it quietly steals your chance to build momentum from the beginning.

Saturday Experiment

Put one seed action on the calendar at a specific time — a 20-minute block labelled only “Begin: step 1.” When the alarm rings, start the first tiny thing and stop when the 20 minutes are up.

Sunday Reflection

In third person: “They noticed how starting small changed the story. They didn’t need to finish; they needed to begin.”