For most of us, the only motivation to get any work done has been last-minute panic. It’s just human nature, I guess. Deadlines and external compulsions spur us into action. But last-minute work is often slack. Which is why most of us produce average results.
It is a common misconception that extraordinary results require doing difficult and extraordinary things. But very few people know that this is not true.
Success is not a result of doing difficult extraordinary things but rather a result of doing unremarkable, easy-to-do things every single day over a long period of time. This is exactly what The Compound Effect is.
The Compound Effect was a gem of a find for me. It made me aware of a concept I already knew but was not applying in my life. I’ve always been a last-minute person for most part of my life. And I knew it wasn’t doing any good for me. I set these big goals for myself and they always seemed unreachable because they were not goals that could be achieved in a short amount of time.
In fact, anything big or worthwhile cannot be achieved in a short span of time. But the good news is, it also doesn’t require big, extraordinary efforts.