Category: Thoughts

Consistency Beats Intensity: Health, Part II

On the first part of the article we discussed the importance of health and how people tend to perform “binge” behavior when it comes to exercise, diet, and setting lifestyle goals. The article also illustrated that these behaviors do not tend to work in the long term and we need consistent actions in order to achieve our health goals.

Doing Small, Consistent Actions

So what is the better alternative to binge diet, exercise, and New Year’s resolutions? These things fail because they are not incorporated properly in a person’s lifestyle, and so this disruption produces uncomfortable feelings and eventually the person’s willpower to achieve the goal diminishes. Continue Reading

Consistency Beats Intensity: Health, Part I

This is the second of a 3-part article about the Consistency Beats Intensity philosophy. On the first part we discussed the financial aspects of the compounding effect. On this article we will discuss how consistency and compounding will help us reach our goals relating to personal health and well-being.

Importance of Health

It would not be far-fetched to assume that all of us know the importance of health. Whenever we get sick, we experience discomfort, pain, and our normal routine gets disrupted. We know innately that having good health is important so that we can continue to do the things that we want to do. Continue Reading

Consistency Beats Intensity: Finance, Part II

In the first part of this article, we have said that success is not a result of sudden events or “accidents” but the accumulation of small and seemingly unimportant actions performed over a period of time. These small positive actions when applied to our financial situation can reap great benefits in the future as evidenced by the compounding effect.

However, compounding also has a dark side to it, which can result in great losses instead of great benefits if it is allowed to accumulate over time. Continue Reading

Consistency Beats Intensity: Finance, Part I

If you are like most people, myself included, you have set goals and things that you want to achieve. However like most of us these goals are sometimes not realized and we wonder why. We find it hard to push through our goals and thus give up eventually.

My take on why this happens is: we do not achieve our goals because we are not consistent. Even if we work towards something, we lack the follow-through actions and eventually lose our target and motivation. After studying resources about this behavior, I came into this realization: Continue Reading