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Continuous improvement is one of my favorite philosophies, for work *and* life. Small yet consistent improvements yield massive results in the long run.
Say you want to write more. Don't start with overly ambitious targets. Instead, block 20 minutes per day, every day. Once that's effortless (can take a long time, it's fine!), bump to 30. Repeat.
Say you want to increase test coverage in your project. Don't start with test-focused sprints. Instead, reject changes that lower test coverage. Automate this in CI.
Here is @JamesClear's excellent essay on the topic: https://jamesclear.com/continuous-improvement
“If you get one percent better each day for one year, you'll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you’re done.”
“If you get one percent better each day for one year, you'll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you’re done.”
Or @level5leaders's The Flywheel Effect: https://www.jimcollins.com/concepts/the-flywheel.html
“From the outside, <good-to-great transformations> look like dramatic, almost revolutionary breakthroughs. But from the inside, they feel completely different, more like an organic development process.”
“From the outside, <good-to-great transformations> look like dramatic, almost revolutionary breakthroughs. But from the inside, they feel completely different, more like an organic development process.”
Or @skamille's take specifically focused on management: https://medium.com/@skamille/the-management-flywheel-c076f398969b
“The managers who succeed in this may have big ideas (...), but they don't just start with these ideas. Instead, they identify the little things that can be changed.”
“The managers who succeed in this may have big ideas (...), but they don't just start with these ideas. Instead, they identify the little things that can be changed.”
Continuous improvement translates to slowly building momentum. Each step might feel imperceptible, but will compound. Incredibly powerful concept.
