#mental-model #chemistry Created at 2023-01-18 # [Anonymous feedback](https://www.admonymous.co/louis030195) # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought Last modified date: 2023-01-18 Commit: 0 # Related - [[Physic/Energy/Energy]] - [[Computing/Intelligence/Machine Learning/Energy Models]] - [[Physic/Entropy, energy, assembly]] - [[Physic/Energy/Atomic Energy]] - [[Physic/Energy/Nuclear fusion]] # TODO > [!TODO] TODO # Activation energy <iframe src="https://app.excalidraw.com/l/5MKXLddifTr/9OBXOAHMl1b" width="100%" height="600px"/> Activation energy is a mental model that helps us understand how we can overcome obstacles and achieve our goals. It is based on the idea that we need to expend a certain amount of energy in order to make progress. This energy can come in the form of physical effort, mental effort, or a combination of both. By understanding and utilizing the concept of activation energy, we can get a better handle on our energy reserves and utilize them in a way that helps us reach our goals more efficiently. Activation energy is a powerful tool for personal growth and success, and understanding how to use it can have a huge impact on our lives. >Energy can have two dimensions. One is motivated, going somewhere, a goal somewhere, this moment is only a means and the goal is going to be the dimension of activity, goal oriented-then everything is a means, somehow it has to be done and you have to reach the goal, then you will relax. But for this type of energy, the goal never comes because this type of energy goes on changing every present moment into a means for something else, into the future. The goal always remains on the horizon. You go on running, but the distance remains the same. No, there is another dimension of energy: that dimension is unmotivated celebration. The goal is here, now; the goal is not somewhere else. In fact, you are the goal. In fact, there is no other fulfillment than that of this moment–consider the lilies. When you are the goal and when the goal is not in the future, when there is nothing to be achieved, rather you are just celebrating it, then you have already achieved it, it is there. This is relaxation, unmotivated energy >~ [[Osho]]