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Most people overestimate what they can do in a day and underestimate what they can do over months. The reason is that progress compounds.

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  • Big results don't come from big bursts of effort - they come from small efforts repeated until they stack up. Getting 1% better each day looks like nothing at first (the line stays flat), so most people feel like they're wasting their time and quit during that "valley of disappointment."
  • But improvements build on each other. Once they start compounding, the curve suddenly shoots upward - and the people who kept going get rewarded out of all proportion.
  • The takeaway: don't fall in love with instant results. Fall in love with the routine. The payoff always shows up later than the effort does.

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