The Magic if Change in 72 Days

July 4, 2008

Change – don’t you just love it.

You can change in a heartbeat. You sure can, but what about gradual change for us more mere mortals. Do you believe that if you change just 1% per day, you will be 100% different in that change in 72 days…

Here are the numbers, check it out:

  Start 1% Add 1%
400.00 4.00 404.00
404.00 4.04 408.04
408.04 4.08 412.12
412.12 4.12 416.24
416.24 4.16 420.40
420.40 4.20 424.61
424.61 4.25 428.85
428.85 4.29 433.14
433.14 4.33 437.47
437.47 4.37 441.85
441.85 4.42 446.27
446.27 4.46 450.73
450.73 4.51 455.24
455.24 4.55 459.79
459.79 4.60 464.39
464.39 4.64 469.03
469.03 4.69 473.72
473.72 4.74 478.46
478.46 4.78 483.24
483.24 4.83 488.08
488.08 4.88 492.96
492.96 4.93 497.89
497.89 4.98 502.87
502.87 5.03 507.89
507.89 5.08 512.97
512.97 5.13 518.10
518.10 5.18 523.28
523.28 5.23 528.52
528.52 5.29 533.80
533.80 5.34 539.14
539.14 5.39 544.53
544.53 5.45 549.98
549.98 5.50 555.48
555.48 5.55 561.03
561.03 5.61 566.64
566.64 5.67 572.31
572.31 5.72 578.03
578.03 5.78 583.81
583.81 5.84 589.65
589.65 5.90 595.55
595.55 5.96 601.50
601.50 6.02 607.52
607.52 6.08 613.59
613.59 6.14 619.73
619.73 6.20 625.92
625.92 6.26 632.18
632.18 6.32 638.51
638.51 6.39 644.89
644.89 6.45 651.34
651.34 6.51 657.85
657.85 6.58 664.43
664.43 6.64 671.08
671.08 6.71 677.79
677.79 6.78 684.56
684.56 6.85 691.41
691.41 6.91 698.32
698.32 6.98 705.31
705.31 7.05 712.36
712.36 7.12 719.48
719.48 7.19 726.68
726.68 7.27 733.95
733.95 7.34 741.28
741.28 7.41 748.70
748.70 7.49 756.18
756.18 7.56 763.75
763.75 7.64 771.38
771.38 7.71 779.10
779.10 7.79 786.89
786.89 7.87 794.76
794.76 7.95 802.71
802.71 8.03 810.73
Change 402.71
% Change 100.7%    

Someone said change just 1/3 of 1% per day and in 100 days, notice the difference.  Here are the numbers, for this one check it out:

  Start 0.333% Add 0.333%
400.00 1.33 401.33
401.33 1.34 402.67
402.67 1.34 404.01
404.01 1.35 405.35
405.35 1.35 406.70
406.70 1.35 408.06
408.06 1.36 409.42
409.42 1.36 410.78
410.78 1.37 412.15
412.15 1.37 413.52
413.52 1.38 414.90
414.90 1.38 416.28
416.28 1.39 417.67
417.67 1.39 419.06
419.06 1.40 420.45
420.45 1.40 421.85
421.85 1.40 423.26
423.26 1.41 424.67
424.67 1.41 426.08
426.08 1.42 427.50
427.50 1.42 428.92
428.92 1.43 430.35
430.35 1.43 431.78
431.78 1.44 433.22
433.22 1.44 434.67
434.67 1.45 436.11
436.11 1.45 437.56
437.56 1.46 439.02
439.02 1.46 440.48
440.48 1.47 441.95
441.95 1.47 443.42
443.42 1.48 444.90
444.90 1.48 446.38
446.38 1.49 447.87
447.87 1.49 449.36
449.36 1.50 450.85
450.85 1.50 452.36
452.36 1.51 453.86
453.86 1.51 455.37
455.37 1.52 456.89
456.89 1.52 458.41
458.41 1.53 459.94
459.94 1.53 461.47
461.47 1.54 463.01
463.01 1.54 464.55
464.55 1.55 466.10
466.10 1.55 467.65
467.65 1.56 469.20
469.20 1.56 470.77
470.77 1.57 472.33
472.33 1.57 473.91
473.91 1.58 475.49
475.49 1.58 477.07
477.07 1.59 478.66
478.66 1.59 480.25
480.25 1.60 481.85
481.85 1.60 483.46
483.46 1.61 485.07
485.07 1.62 486.68
486.68 1.62 488.30
488.30 1.63 489.93
489.93 1.63 491.56
491.56 1.64 493.20
493.20 1.64 494.84
494.84 1.65 496.49
496.49 1.65 498.14
498.14 1.66 499.80
499.80 1.66 501.46
501.46 1.67 503.13
503.13 1.68 504.81
504.81 1.68 506.49
506.49 1.69 508.18
508.18 1.69 509.87
509.87 1.70 511.57
511.57 1.70 513.27
513.27 1.71 514.98
514.98 1.71 516.69
516.69 1.72 518.41
518.41 1.73 520.14
520.14 1.73 521.87
521.87 1.74 523.61
523.61 1.74 525.35
525.35 1.75 527.10
527.10 1.76 528.86
528.86 1.76 530.62
530.62 1.77 532.39
532.39 1.77 534.16
534.16 1.78 535.94
535.94 1.78 537.72
537.72 1.79 539.51
539.51 1.80 541.31
541.31 1.80 543.11
543.11 1.81 544.92
544.92 1.81 546.74
546.74 1.82 548.56
548.56 1.83 550.38
550.38 1.83 552.22
552.22 1.84 554.05
554.05 1.85 555.90
Change 154.05    
% Change 38.5%    

So there is a certain magic in 72 daze. Imagine 1% per day in your physical well being, in your finances, in your relationships, in your career, in your mental acuity, in your emotions, in your home environmen etc… So even if you procrastinate, suely 1% per day is worth something.  Just procrastinate 1% different per day, and see how different you procrastinate in 72 days.

Ciao for now