Author: Darren Hardy
Genre: Personal development.
Length: 200 pages.
Overview: The compound effect refers to the ability of small positive actions to multiply over time into great payoffs, and conversely, for small negative actions to multiply over time into dysfunction. Choices create behaviors which create habits, with good habits moving us toward our goals and bad habits away from our goals. Consistency ultimately builds momentum, which further accelerates change. Tools include tracking, goal setting, finding your “why-power,” and managing the positive and negative influences in your inputs, associations, and environment.
My thoughts: Although the book doesn’t necessarily cover any new ground for the genre, it is remarkably succinct (about 3 hours to read), well organized, and the case studies and allegories are illustrative and motivating.
If you like this, you’ll like: Atomic Habits by James Clear.
