The Steady | Anchor Habits: The Smallest Gear That Starts the Whole System

How the smallest habits spin the first gear — and change how your whole system moves.

Before the words come, there’s a click-whirr: the sound of a small gear turning. That’s what we’re building this week.

When the hour finally arrives — and nothing moves

You clear an hour for writing. Laptop open, tea made, the house quiet. The first five minutes vanish to a “quick” inbox skim, then another five to a reference you “just need to check,” the…