There is a difference in movement: there is something called rotational, movement is happening but its not forward; and then there is Extension movement it requires forward motion. How often do we perceive any type of movement as forward progress? how many times have we been fooled to believe that progress is happening? You see we have all done it at one time.

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:12-14 ESV

As a kid I remember playing red light,green light. In this game there was no going backwards, no moving sideways, just forward movement. Let me contrast to another playground activity that most kids don’t know of and that a merry-go-round how many times can a merry -go round,well no ones knows just as long as they are powered by someone who has the force. If you get tired on a merry-go round you have options and they are to either wait for all energy to be exhausted for it stop or its own, force a stop, or jump off.  I often preferred the later bc of my adventurous nature.  The pursuit of real answers and progress requires you to get off the merry-go round of life.