The 1% Rule
How you can drastically improve your returns in life
Sometimes, life gets tough.
Maybe you’re fighting for that promotion at work or maybe stuck trying to learn a new programming language.
The hard truth is that whatever you’re trying to achieve, it can’t be done overnight.
Rome wasn’t built in a day.
I’m not trying to uninspire you. I don’t want you to abandon all hope. I want you to understand that to see successful growth, you need to put in the time.
Consistency is key.
When I got overwhelmed planning out a project or learning a new skill, I realized that I had to take baby steps. A task seems much more manageable when it’s broken apart.
For example, I’m trying to teach myself React to build web apps. At first, I tried to dive right into a complex project, quickly getting lost in tutorial hell and making no progress.
It wasn’t until I started learning React in bite-sized pieces that I began to see results — and this is when I started following the 1% Rule.
To follow the 1% Rule, all you have to do is get 1% better every day.
Simple, right?
While it might not seem like much, any seasoned investor knows that small gains compound over time. When you do the math, 1% compounded over 365 days is a whopping 37.78x gain.
Small gains over time = big wins.
Manging just 1% a day is much more feasible than taking hours every night and struggling through whatever challenges you’re facing. Break the problem apart, work on a small portion of it, and repeat over time. There is no need to cram it all in one sitting — the math proves that you’ll see significant results even with small headways.
By taking a sliver of time each day to work towards your goals, you will be 38x better than you were a year ago. You don’t need to go all-out every day, which will almost guarantee a fiery burnout. As they say, “slow and steady wins the race.”
Now think about how quickly you will progress if you put in more than 1% a day...