Day 1,478: impetus

He lacked the impetus to start the project.

Artwork of the day 
Poster for the First Art Exhibition of the Secession Art Movement
Gustav Klimt
Date: 1898
Style: Art Nouveau (Modern)
Period: Golden phase
Genre: poster
Media: lithography
Location: Belvedere, Vienna, Austria
Dimensions: 63.5 x 46.9 cm

Word of the day 
impetus: a moving or stimulating force; a stimulus to action; motivation 

Quote of the day
“There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.”
― Fred Rogers, The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember