diff --git a/src/compound-interests-of-learning.org b/src/compound-interests-of-learning.org index b9aa762..735be67 100644 --- a/src/compound-interests-of-learning.org +++ b/src/compound-interests-of-learning.org @@ -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.