Low velocity momentum is indistinguishable from failure. During this phase, you get no dopamine hits. The scale doesn't move. The bank account doesn't grow. The phone doesn't ring. You feel like you are Sisyphus pushing the rock.
Once you break inertia, things get worse before they get better. Why? Because you enter the "friction zone." Momentum
But here is the secret: As long as you are still moving, you are accumulating potential. You are building the "mass" part of the equation. Every rep in the gym adds mass to your muscles. Every saved dollar adds mass to your net worth. Eventually, you will reach the tipping point. Low velocity momentum is indistinguishable from failure

French énouer, to pluck defective bits from a stretch of cloth + dénouement, the final part of a story, in which all the threads of the plot are drawn together and everything is explained. Pronounced “ey-noo-mahn.”