Inertia

Recently I had the opportunity to experience inertia in practice. I have taken a reduced course load for my final semester at Georgia Tech. This means taking 2 courses instead of the compulsory 4. So many of you might start thinking that half the courses means half the effort and lots of free time. I also thought the same but experienced something different. I had to put in effort nearly equal to that of 3 courses rather than 2...the reason "Inertia".

Inertia is defined as following : bodies in motion continue to be in motion while bodies at rest continue to be at rest unless an external force is applied.

4 courses means working round the clock and is similar to bodies being in motion. 2 courses mean a lot of cold starts for working meaning requiring force (brain effort) to get the work done. Thus its like putting in a effort worth 3 courses rather than 2. This fact is also reiterated by many vacation goers who feel too lazy to go back to work after a vacation.

So when someone (esp. parents) call you lazy, blame it on Inertia !!