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Why tiny changes make a big difference

Why tiny changes make a big difference

  • There is a term ‘the aggregation of marginal gains' which is the philosophy of searching for a tiny margin of improvement in everything you do.
  • Just as the money multiplies through compound interest, the effects of your habits multiply as you repeat them.
  • Habits are a double-edged sword. Bad habits can destroy you but good habits can build you.

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What is atomic habits?

What is atomic habits?

  • Atomic habits - a regular routine which is small and easy to do but in the long run yields phenomenal results.
  • The author claims, "Little and insignificant changes will compound into extraordinary benefits if you persist with them for years."

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Forget about goals, focus on building systems instead

Forget about goals, focus on building systems instead

  • Goals are about the results that you want to achieve, but systems are about the processes that lead to those results.
  • So forget goals, instead get busy building systems.
  • Imagine you have a messy room and you set a goal to clean it and assume you cleaned it, but if you maintai...

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Plateau of Latent Potential

Plateau of Latent Potential

  • People make a few small changes, fail to see the desired result and they quit. However, in order to get the desired result, habits need to persist long enough to break through this plateau which the author calls the Plateau of Latent Potential.

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A Frontend developer, tech enthusiast and a bibliophile.

These ideas taught me how my trivial habits can provide me a phenomenal result. Hence, now I am more aware of my habits.

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