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the unglamorous habit that quietly outperforms every burst of genius you'll ever have
means the quality of behaving, performing, or holding together in the same way over time, without surprising swings or gaps.
from From Latin 'consistere,' to stand firm or stand still, built from 'con-' (together) and 'sistere' (to take a stand, to make stand). The early English sense was literally physical — how thick or firm a substance was, the 'consistency' of porridge or paste, whether it held together. Only later did the word stretch from the texture of matter to the texture of character: the person who, like a well-set mixture, stays the same throughout.
- compounding
- small daily gains stack into absurd long-term totals
- brain wiring
- repetition literally myelinates neurons, hardwiring the behavior
- famous warning
- called the hobgoblin of little minds by Emerson
- willpower myth
- habits beat motivation, which evaporates by Tuesday
- streak psychology
- people fear breaking chains more than failing once
serena williams grand slams — won 23 major tennis tournaments across 27 years with minimal gaps, 1999-2017
tom brady nfl seasons — started every regular season game for 19 consecutive years, 2001-2019
usain bolt 100m times — ran under 9.63 seconds in 6 of 8 major competitions, 2008-2016