I am sure you come across such catchy titles all the time, whether it is Medium, You Tube or any other Platform.
Titles with a banner — ‘Hey, look at me, I am Credible!’
Title triggers pulling our Attention. Click Bait (At times)
But Do these Stories Give Real Value?
No doubt, some stories will be credible and helpful but, a whole lot of them are not.
They are Traction Catchy Headlines.
SEO is helpful but traction without depth holds no meaning. Does it?
How can something be credible? How can something be helpful?
How can somebody say something is not working after doing it 30 days?
How can somebody show you what the other side holds when they have not broken through the Curve of Progress?
Progress by Nature — Compounds.
An Action Yields Visible Result Only after Repetition.
An Action Unleashes Potential Only after Regular, Unshakable Practice.
Tricks, Optimizations and Techniques are great for any discipline but that is only the outer shell of what we are searching for.
The growth we seek, the experience, the value and impact we seek comes not from performing 30 times in a row but performing it maybe 600 Times.
Yes!! Not 1. Not 7. Not 30. ….But 600!
The reflection you see at the 600th repetition, will be 1000 miles away from the one that you saw at 30.
“I am not afraid of the man who has practiced a thousand kicks but the man who has practiced one kick a thousand times”
— Bruce Lee
To see life altering change through a discipline, you need to be first disciplined yourself.
You need to understand Compounding and the power of Consistency.
This concept gets Highlighted Clearly in Atomic Habits by James Clear.
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You Get What You Repeat.
I will be writing better tomorrow only if I write today.
You will be doing better at something only if You do it today.
Stop Putting the Tag of 1 month/60 Days on Things that Matter to You.
What Matters, MUST CONTINUE.
Sure, do tweaks every now and then, check yourself, take feedback.
But then, Get Back on Track.
Every day, I do things to better my focus. Every day.
And also every day, I do something that offsets it.
It is the most common, prominent struggle,
The Struggle with Ourselves. Our Internal Self.
Shedding ‘Want’ to Do what we ‘Need’ to do.
In recent past I have become more conscious of my attention, where am I giving it.
You MUST also.
Be Consistent. Be Mindful.
You will surely get Where you Want to Reach.
Sooner than what you may feel.
How to Get Compounding Benefits — Some Tips.
- Firstly, Understand Compounding
A small ripple today will be a Wave Tomorrow.
“It’s the Hallmark of Compunding, the most powerful Outcomes are Delayed.”
2. Visual Cues (Keep that Graph Handy)
- Visual Cues of the actual process of progress will keep your mind composed and ease your future actions.
- Place it in the place where you can see, specially at places where you put in the hours on your craft.
- Craft your own Cues.
3. Get a Partner/Group
- The importance of like minded people in your life cannot be overemphasized.
- An absolute must.
- If you do not have, go find them.
- Offline/Online, wherever, Don’t wait for some magic interaction to happen.
4. Be Consistent — The Magic Potion(Bitter at times but Magical indeed!)
5. Belief — People Underrate it but it is the single most important driving factor alongside Consistency. Belief drives Consistency.
Get it Done. Rain or Shine.
Go Be Better Today.
-Shakti
Hope you found my article helpful.
Have a Look! 👉 Atomic Habits by James Clear.
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