It’s intimidating to think about, but 1% better every day for a year is actually 37% better by year’s end.

Wow, the magic of compounding.

But 1% better every day seems small, but it also invokes this guilt. “You’re too lazy to not get 1% better today?”

The thought of 37% better in one year is radical as well. “How am I going to aim for 37% a year when I struggle at 1% each day?”

The metric is not important. The action is what’s important. James Clear tells us if the scope is too large, scale it to something you can take action on. Now the goal may be 1% each day but some days it’s 0.5%, some it’s 2%, some it’s -1%. 

But the goal is constant action and habit building.

(0.5% better every day for a year is still 6% better end of the year)