We all have good intentions and make commitments to learning and changing, but sometimes we can find life distracting us, or the motivation waning.

We can put off tasks. We can lapse on practice or required exercises. And then just become less passionate or enthused.

This is down to our own desire for routine from the part of our minds that create our subjective realities, and the law of inertia.

Our mind creates our reality based on its own perceptions and beliefs. Anything that causes change within that perception or belief will cause resistance, more in some than others. The mind can then put stray thoughts or problems in the way. it will make it appear that other mundane tasks are more important, or remind you of other issues you have to deal with, delaying your progress.

Then the law of inertia can affect you. Although this is defined as physics, Newton's First Law works on the mental plane too. It defines that if an object is at rest or moving in a straight line, it will remain at rest, or in motion at a constant speed unless it is acted upon by a force.

If you begin learning, then you will continue to learn, almost insatiably unless something acts to stop you. Once you have stopped learning, you will remain in that state until something inspires you to begin once more.