ahh ok so im a chemist jokes im a grad student who pretends to know shit but really is just a void anyways i legit call that activation problem an activation barrier or activation energy lol  in chem we use reaction coordinate diagramsplots to show the energetics of a reaction systemand to get from reactants start to products finish requires energy input transition energy activation energyanyways theres an energetic hurdle ya gotta overcome to get from one thing to the end product even favourable spontaneous reactions have that lil energetic hurdle   with my broke-ass adhd brainim always at the start im at point 0 and the thing i wanna do or dont want to do is all the way over this massive fucking barrier that requires mental energy  physical adherence to overcome even the shit i wanna do everything has an energy barrier a transition energy associated with it and it is fuckin exhausting sometimes those energetic hurdles are too big  even if theyre fairly small eg for shit i genuinely want to do  thnk you for listening to my dumbass nerd comparison of adhd brain and chem reaction diagrams lol