The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy The （达伦·哈迪的复合效应）.pdf

The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy You can sum up The Compound Effect with four words -- “It’s The Little Things”. Unfortunately too many of us are unwilling to do EXACTLY those little things. Darren Hardy is the publisher of Success magazine. He’s had the opportunity to be around thousands of individuals and has taken the lessons that he learned and shared them in The Compound Effect. The book is broken in to seven chapters: The COMPOUND EFFECT in Action Hardy starts by reminding us of the old story about the tortoise and the hare. We all know the story. We all know who comes out on top. And yet we all still seem to want to play by the rules of the game that the hare follows! Hardy learned at an early age that slow, steady, hard work does pay off. The key point of the book is that it pays off EXPONENTIALLY. By that he means that the little things you do will make a bigger and bigger difference over time. In essence they build upon themselves / snowball. The formula he puts forward is • Small, Smart Choices + Consistency + Time = RADICAL DIFFERENCE Whether it’s transforming your body, saving money, or developing any other habit, the key is to employ this formula. Choices How many of you wake up in the morning and decide to do something really stupid? Not many I would guess. The reality is we rarely make catastrophically poor choices. However, we do OFTEN make small choices that have a negative effect on us over the long term. Hardy suggests – and I agree wholeheartedly – that if we begin to focus on small, smart choices, we can see incredible results. He offers a great example. For one year, he took the time each day to write down something about his wife for which he was extremely grateful. At the end of the year, he gave her the journal. As expected, this small, consist