Success is the Product of Small Efforts Compounded

Success is the product of small efforts compounded, not the sum of small efforts repeated. The difference between sum and product, between repeated and compounded, is the eighth wonder of the world.

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I saw a quote on X the other day:

“Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.” — Robert Collier

I love this quote, but I think it can be made more precise:

Success is the product of small efforts compounded day in and day out.

The difference between “sum, repeated” and “product, compounded” is vital to understand.

As Warren Buffett said, compounding is the “eighth wonder of the world”.

Success comes from winning the long game and the way you win the long game is by playing a strategy that multiplies its impact the longer you play it.

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