The 1% Principle: 
How Small Wins Can Produce Big Yields

We've all heard the fable of the tortoise and the hare, the classic that teaches us to never underestimate an opponent. No matter how talented you are, hard work and consistency can still beat you if you're cocky and complacent. Rationally, we know the hare will really beat the tortoise every time, because hares don't suffer from laziness, complacency, perfectionism, or analysis paralysis. If hares ever had those traits, Mother Nature would have weeded them out ages ago. But as apex predators, humans have learned to outwit nature; and so, the point of the story is well taken. No wonder we've taught it for three thousand years.