The Less We do...

This morning as I was flipping through my idea book and trying to decide on what to write about today, I came across this quote I had written down: "The less we do, the less we feel like doing". I didn't write down who said it, but I am guessing it was something I read or heard from Gretchen Rubin. I thought it went well with another quote I have heard her say "It matters more what you do most days than what you do sometimes" (I am sure I botched that, but you get the idea lol). 

I am really feeling this lately. I mentioned that I have been struggling a lot. There have been days that I have felt like I was walking through molasses and everything was a struggle. Monday was one of those days. Yesterday, I was feeling a tiny bit better so I got myself to work on the new class I am creating for just five minutes. Decided if I could do just one tiny thing to make progress on it, I was going to be happy with myself. This morning, I set a timer to work on it for 15 minutes and could not even focus. So I got up and did some other things around the house and then came back to it and tried again. This time I worked for 15 minutes and made some more progress. Bit by bit, I can get things done. 

Tom always said that I am someone who likes to be busy and he was not wrong. I almost seem to get more done when I am busy than when I am having a slower time. 

What are your thoughts on this? Do you feel the "the less we do, the less we feel like doing"?