This is exactly why I’ve become such a fan of exercise snacks.
A few minutes of breathless effort can deliver a surprisingly large biological signal.
Your cells don’t care whether the signal came from a gym. Five minutes can restart the habit and still deliver a meaningful physiological stimulus.
It only takes five minutes to break the cycle.
Five minutes of exercise and you are back on the path. Five minutes of writing and the manuscript is moving forward again. Five minutes of conversation and the relationship is restored.
It doesn't take much to feel good again.