The Compound Effect in Learning

Small Improvements, Massive Results:

• 1% better each day = 37x improvement over a year
• 1% worse each day = nearly zero after a year
• Consistency beats intensity for long-term growth

Tracking Your Learning Compound Interest:

Daily Metrics:

• Minutes spent in focused learning
• New concepts understood
• Questions asked and answered
• Connections made to existing knowledge

Weekly Metrics:

• Books/articles read
• Skills practiced
• Tests or assessments completed
• Teaching or explaining done

Monthly Metrics:

• Major concepts mastered
• Skills significantly improved
• Goals achieved
• Learning strategies refined

The Learning Flywheel: Each element reinforces the others

1. Curiosity drives you to seek new information
2. Learning satisfies curiosity and reveals new questions
3. Understanding builds confidence and competence
4. Application demonstrates value and creates success
5. Success fuels more curiosity and motivation