Some Progress Slows, Others Accelerate

Growth is dominated by two trends:

1. Diminishing returns: At some point, more effort becomes increasingly unproductive. A key realisation is often to know how good is good enough.
2. Compound growth: Each past improvement helps further development. What at first looks like a small improvement will end in huge growth. The problem is often lacking the patience to continue even if your efforts at first seem unrewarded.

Understanding what kind of growth you're dealing with prepares you for progress.