“Death by a thousand papercuts” the adage goes.
Its application is universal.
Whether it’s “just 1-2% management fees” for your investment portfolio that seeks to maximize returns, “just two dollars” for the impulse items in the checkout line while you’re trying to stick to a budget, or “just one cookie” while you’re trying to drop a few pounds.
Isolated compromises are rarely “just” isolated compromises.
You’re negotiating with yourself; accumulating the proverbial “thousand papercuts”.
These seemingly trivial concessions bifurcate what is and what will be from what could have been.
The small stuff you do day in and day out fundamentally underscore your outcomes.
Sweat the small stuff.
