17) Task Inertia: Why Starting (and Stopping) Feels Impossible

You know that feeling when you want to start something but can’t, or when you’re so deep in a task that stopping feels unbearable? That’s task inertia—not laziness, not procrastination, just the way some of our autistic brains work. In this episode, I get into why shifting gears feels impossible and, more importantly, how to work with your brain instead of fighting it.