Lucretius

How Small Acts Break the Hardest Barriers

Finally, steady effort must be sustainable. Research on elite performance shows practitioners improve through focused, time‑bounded work and deliberate rest; top musicians, for instance, practice in concentrated sessions rather than endless marathons (Ericsson et al., Psychological Review, 1993). Aligning with ultradian rhythms—roughly 90‑minute cycles—helps maintain intensity without exhaustion. By pacing ourselves, reducing friction, and celebrating small wins, we preserve the very consistency that does the carving. The lesson is simple: endurance, not brute force, is what lets each drop keep falling. [...]