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Fixed typo in compound-interests-of-learning.org
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lyderichti59 authored Feb 6, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -7,22 +7,22 @@ the time you invest in learning. If you know *the power of coumpound
interests*, then you can infer that *the soonest you know something,
the more value it generates over time*.

Investing 1 hour today to learn something that will make you win 12
seconds per working day saves you 1 minute per week so almost an hour
Investing 1 hour today to learn something that will make you spare 12
seconds per working day will spare you 1 minute per week so almost an hour
per year for the rest of your career ! Well, I know what you mean, 1
hour saved per year won't change your life. But guess what happens if you
invest one hour per week to perfect your workflow ? You literally
save years, I am not kidding, do the math !

Let's compare someone that doesn't invest in perfecting their
Let's compare someone who doesn't invest in perfecting their
workflow and someone who does. Let's say both are given a
40-years-long task given their current skills (working 7 hours per
day, 5 days per week, 47 weeks per year (5 weeks off per year)). The
one that doesn't perfect its workflow will take 40 years to make it.
one that doesn't perfect their workflow will take 40 years to make it.
The other invests 1 hour per week in learning, and for each hour
invested, he wins 12 seconds per day over his workmate. *It will take
him 9.5 years less than his non-learning workmate to do just as much*.
invested, they spare 12 seconds per day over their workmate. *It will take
them 9.5 years less than their non-learning workmate to do just as much*.

A one hour learning session for saving only 12 seconds spared each
following days doesn't seem much, but it could make you retire 10
years earlier. That's why *one must learn*.
A one hour learning session sparing only 12 seconds each
following day doesn't seem much, but it could make you retire 10
years earlier.

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