Why “Get 1% Better Every Single Day” Is Actually Bad Advice
Here’s a much more realistic alternative
Dripping snot and binging bird videos, I’m at least 36% worse than I was yesterday — which was 45.6% worse than the day before.
Tomorrow will be 6.35% better than today — but the day after?
My prediction is 10.4565679% worse than today — measured using the fanciest Vernier Callipers.
Yes, I’m pulling numbers out of my bum — but it’s for illustrating a crucial point.
Self-Improvement Isn’t Linear — It’s a Messy Curve
Get 1% better every day — and you’ll be 37 times better in a year.
1% worse? You’ll end up 97% worse than when you started off.
Yes, the math is beautiful — I, and thousands of self-help writers, are guilty of parroting it on a daily.
But the reality is far from elegant—titanic external forces and internal demons toy with our minds in a tug of war.
The power of consistency is real — but it isn’t as smooth as an infant’s powdered bum.
Consistency + Over time = Success.
So, there is room for daily and even weekly fluctuations.
