> **If I keep doing what I am about to do today for the next five years, will I end up with more of what I want or less of what I want?** > - James Clear > [!tldr] 🔥 Prefer Slow Burns over Heavy Lifts When it comes to long-term progress, doing something small consistently will result in greater overall success than big things done only intermittently. Use the [[2 Minute Rule of Habits]] to make [[Minimum Viable Progress]] and [[Prefer a Long-Term Philosophy]]. Set up your 🐸 to achieve small but meaningful progress toward a result. This approach doesn’t rely on your daily morale ([[Morale Responsiveness]]) to work. > Low expectations, met consistently, lead to great things in the long run. > - In Laura Vanderkam’s “[[Off The Clock]] **** # More ## Source - [[Off The Clock]] - [3-2-1: On the paradox of focus, criticism, and the value of reading | James Clear](https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1/april-22-2021?rh_ref=07a27e6a) ## Related - [[Project Decomposition]] - [[Prefer a Long-Term Philosophy]] - [[Minimum Viable Progress]] - [[2 Minute Rule of Habits]] - [[Small and Essential Beats Big but Inessential]] - [[Eat the Frog]]