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We play differently when we know how to win. You can turn your vague dreams into a concrete reality through visibility. Externalization transforms internal thoughts into environment, and writing down your goals is a prime example.
When you measure, you notice the incremental improvements, which become compounding growth — Baby steps beat Herculean feats.
Although our core drive should be internal1, self-defined external metrics can guide us. If we know we have to do at least ten pushups a day, then that becomes a baseline. People follow the path of least action, so some days we’ll do ten. But most days we’ll do a lot more. And because you set smaller goals, you keep hitting them — reinforcing the behavior.