Chapter 1

Question 1

What is the meaning of aggregation of marginal gains?

Answer 1

Searching to make tiny improvements in everything you do.

Question 2

What are 3 examples of positive and negative compounding?

Answer 2

Positive - knowledge, relationships, productivity.
Negative - stress, outrage, negative thinking.

Question 3

What is the meaning of PLP, CT, and BT moment?

Answer 3

They are all essentially the same concept that states a person won’t see real tangible results of their habits until they cross a certain line.
PLP - Plateau of Latent Potential
CT - Critical Threshold
BT moment - Breakthrough moment

Question 4

What is the VoD?

Answer 4

VoD is the Valley of Disappointment, which results from expecting linear gains with respect to time. But the gains have an upward curve with respect to time.

Question 5

Why focus on 1% improvement everyday?

Answer 5

1.01³⁶⁵ = 37.78 (37 times better in a year)
0.99³⁶⁵ = 00.03 (almost down to zero in a year)

Question 6

What is the 4 step habit cycle?

Answer 6

Cue > Craving > Response > Reward

Question 7

James Clear states that you should forget about goals and focus on your systems. Why?

Answer 7

Focusing on goals comes with some negative aspects. (1. Winners and losers have the same goal 2. Goals restrict your happiness 3. Achieving a goal is a momentary change 4. Goals are at odds with long-term progress)

Question 8

We don’t rise to the level of our —-.
We fall to the level of our —-.

Answer 8

goals, systems

Question 9

What does it mean by ‘time multiplies whatever you feed it’?

Answer 9

If you work on something for a long time. Time will, eventually, amplify it. It’s your choice if it is negative or positive.