# Consistency over time creates more progress

Date: 2021-07-22 14:02:51 +08:00Date modified: 2021-08-07 14:57:38 +08:00

- people often underestimated what they can achieve in a year; meanwhile, they often overestimate what they can do in a day

- examples:

  - people tend to overshoot what they can finish in a day but cannot gauge what they can do in a week

  - people expect they would reach expert-level playing music over weeks compared to the same practice pace they will do in months

- a lot of times, people stop when they can't see progress; then they may enter into an tutorial hell as Overanalyzing slow you down

- just showing up consistently can make progress that will improve your work; Start small and improve later; you'll make more progress through multiple iterations

- however, consistency without improvements over a select period of time is essentially just repetition; Repetition is not understanding nor it is improvement

- additionally, don't put too much eggs in one basket; don't put too much time into making consistent; let yourself relax as Switching between different topics makes new perspective

## Backlinks

- Start small and improve later
- Diving head-first with a difficult problem is a good indicator of progress
- Start with wishful thinking