Learning consistently over time creates transformative results, as ideas build upon one another like compound interest.

Examples:

• Reading a single book won’t make you a genius, but a lifelong commitment to learning changes your perspective and depth of understanding.
• Each new idea not only adds to your knowledge but also reshapes your understanding of existing ideas.
• Warren Buffett describes knowledge as something that builds up like compound interest.

Where does this idea come from?

• Good habits
• Compounding
• The Aggregation of Marginal GainsThe Aggregation of Marginal GainsSmall, consistent changes or improvements, when compounded over time, can lead to significant outcomes. Examples: * Shifting the route of an airplane by just a few degrees results in landing in a completely different city. * Cancer grows undetectably for most of its life, then quickly dominates. * Bamboo spends years building roots underground before shooting up 90 feet in six weeks. Where does this idea come from? * Compounding effects What's similar to this idea? * Shifting the route of
• Lifelong learning

What's similar to this idea?

• Consistency
• Curiosity as a habit

What's opposite of this idea?

• Passive Learning

Where does this idea lead to?

• Linking ideas

Status: #idea
Tags: improvement, commitment, learning, knowledge, compounding effects

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References

Atomic Habits by James Clear > Chapter 1