New Delhi, April 18 -- "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." - Mark Twain

At its core, LiveMint's quote of the day by Mark Twain is an observation about the friction of initiation. It suggests that the most significant barrier to success isn't a lack of talent or intelligence, but the psychological hump of simply beginning a task.

Twain actually expanded on this idea by providing a tactical solution: "The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks, and starting on the first one."

Mark Tawin brings back the focus on how humans fail because they look at a larger goal - a giant mountain that looks impossible to conquer, which is why they just sit at the bottom and stare ...