A Penny For Your Persistence

Hi, this is Brian with another mini chapter from A Philosopher's Notes. This one's called A Penny for for your persistence. You might have heard of the power of compounding interest story from your friendly CPA advising you to invest in your 401k. It's a great metaphor for improving your life a little every day. Two options for you. I'll give you $2.5 million today, or I'll give you a penny today and double that penny every day for a month. Which one would you like? Insert Double Jeopardy music here. So which one did you pick? And before you answer, are you curious which month it is? Because if it's February, you'd be better off with the $2.5 million now. But if it's any other month, you'd be ahead with the penny doubling on day 28. That magical doubling penny is worth $1,342,177.28. On day 31, it's worth $10,737,418.24. Amazing what those last few days do for us, huh? Back to the life application. Quit going for the secret trick that'll magically make you a happy rock star. Go for the slow but steady day by day improvements, and over the long run, you'll be way ahead. P.S. here's an awesome question to help you count your pennies at the end of every day. Ask yourself self and note it's very important you refer to yourself as self. Did we get a little better today? String a decade full of yeah yeahs together and you're sitting pretty. So there you go. A penny for your persistence. Here's to rocking it diligently, patiently, persistently and playfully as we get our wisdom on. Hope you enjoyed. Have an awesome day. Look forward to sharing more with you soon.