Robbins says this in her Axios interview while challenging the assumption that repeated behavior will eventually feel effortless. Axios quotes the sentence directly.
“If you don't like doing something, you will always feel resistance” Mel Robbins — The Axios Show interview with Jim VandeHei (Axios article dated October 8, 2025).
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The Axios Show interview with Jim VandeHei
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Axios article dated October 8, 2025
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Her point is about the persistence of resistance when an activity is unpleasant. It should not be enlarged into a claim that habits never form, nor treated as a finding that every person experiences all activities the same way.
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Mel Robbins is an author and podcast host. This interview presents her practical advice about motivation, feelings, and daily choices.
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Mel Robbins. The Axios Show interview with Jim VandeHei. Axios article dated October 8, 2025.
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