> [!tldr] 3 steps forward, 2 steps back, 1000 times, is still 1000 steps forward People say bleakly "3 steps forward, 2 steps back". But they are perhaps missing the point. You still moved *forward*. ![[assets/Pasted image 20260318143003.png]] Once you do that enough times, you achieve an **accumulated meaningful change**: ![[Pasted image 20260318143012.png]] From [[Atomic Habits]] & [[James Clear's Newsletter]] - the "1% change every day for a year" : ![[Pasted image 20260318143701.png]] **** # More ## Source - [[Atomic Habits]] & https://jamesclear.com/continuous-improvement - self