The Compound Effect
- Knowledge is potential power, but not until you use them.
- Not just conscious doing — but doing every day.
Track your habits:
- Keep a record of what you spend within 30 days.
- Record everything (e.g., water, what you eat…).
Think about what you want to achieve.
Be aware of everything about it (keep track).
Example:
- Want to lose weight → keep track of EVERYTHING you eat.
Chapter 2: Money Tree
- Keep a NOTEBOOK & PEN.
- Improve 2% every (month or maybe day).
- Example:
- Spent $32 per month.
- No chips → buying Starbucks coffee beans.
- Don’t procrastinate tasks until the next day.
- Start with something you’re comfortable with, increase steps day by day.
- Be conscious about what you do.
"Where are you going?"
"Dunno! Just following my horse."
— That’s most people unconsciously driven by habits.
From ordinary to extraordinary:
- Golf players: a 2-shot difference leads to 5x prize.
- A bad habit is like a plane starting with 1-degree off — ending up hundreds of miles away from destination.
Find Your WHY
- What changed?
- Achievement ≠ Fulfillment
- Define your core values.
- It’s going to be a lot easier when you make decisions.
Ask yourself:
- Do you really want to trade this goal with your life?
- Find the life you want, then find the business you like.
- (e.g., Do you want to travel? Do you want to be at dinner every night?)
Chapter 3: Five Strategies to Eliminate Bad Habits
- Identify your bad habits → What are the triggers?
- Hide the triggers: Hide the coffee machine, no junk food.
- Replace the bad habit.
Chapter 4: Bookend Your Days
- Find your goal → set up a routine.
The Pump Well:
- Confidence is the key.
- Don’t go too intense at the start point.
Garbage in, garbage out:
- Your brain keeps everything you absorb.
- That’s why the author reads meaningful content during morning routine.
Dissociation
- The five people you hang out with the most:
- Their characteristics influence you.
- Balance it up — is this what you want?
Review your associations:
- Some people you can spend: 3 minutes / 1 hour / 1 day with.
- Don’t spend days with a "3-minute person".
Find your peak partner.
- Doesn’t have to be someone you know a lot.
Chapter 6: Beat the Expectation
- Do a little more than expected when you hit the wall.
- This accelerates results many times more than what you did.
Do the Unexpected:
- You may lose 1/5, but you have the rest of the four.
Always do better than expected.