Entropy is essentially a measure of disorder or randomness in a system. The fundamental rule of the universe is that things naturally move from being highly organized to being chaotic and spread. Think about your living space. There is only one way for a room to be perfectly neat and organized, but there are thousands of ways for it to become messy. Over time, without you putting in extra energy to clean it, the room naturally falls into a state of messiness or “high entropy”.

Human inertia is the psychological and behavioral tendency to resist change and maintain the current status quo. Just as physical objects resist changes in their motion, individuals often stick with familiar habits, thoughts, and default options because doing so requires significantly less mental effort. the tendency to remain in an inactive or action-oriented state. For example, a person might stay in a stagnant routine simply because the energy required to make a change feels overwhelming.

I sprawl in my recliner, pointlessly gazing out my window, following random clouds skip across the summer sky while an occasional rosey-headed house wren stops by to express disappointment at the empty bird feeder. The sun rays slipping through the gnarled branches of the huge old oak tree in the front yard dapple my eyelids

Inertia dictates my day, and I barely have the energy to put my lunch dishes in the sink. The mail piles up and various sweaters stay draped over various chairs. Walking with the brace on my foot tires me out and makes my lower back hurt. It’s easier to sit.

And so I let entropy take over. My eyes close and the rest of the day disappears.