You might find the analogy of chemically going from a lower energy state to a higher state through an activation energy as useful here.
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i.e. doing something difficult that will make progress towards a goal—going up in energy (local equilibrium) states takes more energy. Say—storing energy into a battery.
You might find the analogy of chemically going from a lower energy state to a higher state through an activation energy as useful here. :: i.e. doing something difficult that will make progress towards a goal—going up in energy (local equilibrium) states takes more energy. Say—storing energy into a battery.