> [!tldr] **Small progress in an essential area is better than a big win on something inessential.** If you do a task 10 times a day, and can shave 10 seconds off that task, you will have saved yourself more time than eliminating 2 hours from a task that you do once a quarter. More than gross time savings, you will get to [[Love the Process]] of saving that time consistently every day, which is good for morale. Calling your mom to tell her you love her is small, but essential. This is more important than organizing your bookshelf according to the Dewey Decimal system. Bad example. **** # More ## Source - [[Essentialism]] ## Related - [[Pareto Principle]] - [[Minimum Viable Progress]] - [[Small but Consistent beats Big but Sporadic]]