you are going to get depressed if you expect results in tandem with action.
it is only months or years later that the previous work we have done shows results.
you are going to get depressed if you expect results in tandem with action. it is only months or years later that the previous work we have done shows results.
FIGURE 2: We often expect progress to be linear. At the very least, we hope it will come quickly. In reality, the results of our efforts are often delayed. It is not until months or years later that we realize the true value of the previous work we have done. This can result in a “valley of disappointment” where people feel discouraged after puttin
... See moreJames Clear • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results...Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits.3
Celine Nguyen • in praise of writing on the internet
This can result in a “valley of disappointment” where people feel discouraged after putting in weeks or months of hard work without experiencing any results. However, this work was not wasted. It was simply being stored. It is not until much later that the full value of previous efforts is revealed.
James Clear • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
“A good choice may go unrewarded for a long time.
The best choices tend to provide exponential returns and a hallmark of any compounding process is that the greatest rewards are delayed. Things don't really take off until years later.
Keep working. Be patient.”
The best choices tend to provide exponential returns and a hallmark of any compounding process is that the greatest rewards are delayed. Things don't really take off until years later.
Keep working. Be patient.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On saying no, the importance of focus, and reading books
This means that a significant time delay must be introduced between the expenditure of effort and the arrival of rewards. This goes against everything we’ve been conditioned to experience, so we often give up on our creative pursuits well before they’ve had the required time to catch people’s attention.