Some days I feel like doing everything right.

Other days, I don’t feel like doing anything at all.

Today I don’t feel like writing. It’s a gloomy day outside, snowing a little, and my mood is down.

Perfect conditions to write this article.

(Ok, that’s something… keep writing.)

You could call me a pro in productivity. I’ve watched so many videos on YouTube about the subject — to the point of being unproductive.

I read books on productivity, motivation, all of that — and it all sounds amazing.

So yeah, books, podcasts, videos — Ali Abdaal, Cal Newport, James Clear — all the crowd helping you finally get your act together and start doing something.

I mean, even this line from The Mountain Is You:

There’s nothing holding you back in life more than yourself.

Couldn’t agree more.

But why do we keep getting in our own way?

A lot of the time, when we talk about productivity, we talk about motivation vs. discipline — trying to figure out what that force is that makes people finally reach the summit.

And why do we care so much about motivation?

“Stay inspired.”

“Visualize your future.”

“Imagine where you could be in a year, in three, in five…”

Yeah, that would be great — if I could manage to do something right now.

But I can’t. I don’t feel like it.

A year feels far away, and there’s always tomorrow to start.

Mood drops. Motivation fades.

I pick up my phone and start watching videos about how to build that dream future — all the hacks and tricks — telling myself it’s “productive,” that I’m learning something.

But I’m not.

(Struggling here to find what should I write next..)

I wish we could do everything when we feel supercharged with motivation.

But the reality is — that happens so rarely.

If we relied on motivation alone, it would take years — if not decades — to achieve anything meaningful.

So what do we do?

Because there’s also another feeling — that quiet voice:

“I could do something.”

“I could build something.”

“I could become something.”

And it doesn’t go away.

You become aware of your potential — and suddenly doing nothing feels worse than trying.

But the moment you start, your brain fights back:

“Who do you think you are?”

“You’ve never done anything like this before.”

“You’re not that person.”

Wow. That’s some yin-yang.

So what do we do?

(Bounced back alright, keep going…)

The truth is — it doesn’t matter so much what you do.

It matters that you’re doing something.

Stick to the plan. Not your mood.

That’s the force.

Just do it.

Action cures fear.

I’m not here to give you tricks — there are plenty of people better at that than me.

I just want to tell you this:

You should do it.

Yes, you.

No matter how messy.

No matter how long.

No matter the mood.

Because no one can explain to you how it feels — the satisfaction, the clarity — unless you actually do it yourself.

You can listen to people talk about climbing mountains all day — but until you do it, it’s just noise.

And then you do it once…

…and suddenly you want to tell everyone.

You need to experience it.

And then your mood drops again. Life happens. Things get busy.

And you still have to come back and do it again.

High → low → back again.

Keep going until your brain stops asking:

“Are we really doing this?”

And one day, you wake up and realize…

you’ve been doing it all along.

Recently, I started working on building an app.

Every day after work, I come home, sit down, and work — 30 minutes, an hour, sometimes two.

I don’t question if it’s enough.

Because even 30 minutes is too much to not do it.

I’ve been learning coding for 4–5 years — and I still struggle.

Honestly, it’s a bit frustrating and sad.

But now, for the first time, I feel like I want to keep going — not to prove anything, but because I actually want to.

And that feels different.

And now, writing.

It feels unnatural.

My brain still tells me:

“You’re not a writer.”

But I’m not stopping.

I’ll keep doing it — until it becomes true.

Because that’s what writers do.

(Here I am — proud and happy that I started writing today..)

And I guess that proves something: you can do it even when you don’t feel like it.

Because the truth is — most days will feel exactly like this.

Hope you enjoyed today’s work.

And may the force be with you!