How to Grow 37 Times in a Year

If you grow by 1% every day for a year, you will eventually grow 37 times more than you were initially.

This kind of story often appears in self-help books. In reality, 1% growth may not be noticeable on many days. However, when you look back on how you recorded and accumulated 1% growth over the year, it's not so simple to just say it's only 1%.

If you want to grow approximately 37 times in a year, you need to grow by at least 1% every day. Furthermore, recording this growth allows you to realize more deeply how much change a 1% improvement has brought about. If you start building a record of your growth related to one post on durumis every day, you'll accumulate 365 growth records.

What if you regress by 1% every day, on the other hand? It might seem insignificant at first. However, it gradually accumulates and can become a big problem.

Whether you grow by 1% every day or regress by 1%. A seemingly small 1% can lead to completely different results after a year.

▶ Habits work like compound interest. Just like money grows through compound interest, habits also multiply their results through repetition. Even a small difference at one point in time can have a tremendous impact after months and years.

▶ A wrong step, a 1% regression today, gradually accumulates and eventually causes problems.

-James Clear, Atomic Habits, Business Books