**How something begins has a disproportionate effect on how it is overall.** Begin _right_, begin _again_, or begin _together_. Utilize "temporal landmarks" to start fresh (e.g. Monday, January 1st, your birthday, Yom Kippur it doesn't matter when). If you start your career during a down economy, your salary is likely to still be lagging behind someone who started in a bull economy even after 20 years. **** # More ## Source - [[When (book)]] ## Related - [[Middles]] - [[Ends]] - [[Annual Review]]