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Perseverance and Time

Having an edge of advantage over another in any aspect, holds far more worth than the word 'edge' represents. The lighthouse stands strong in the stormy seas of time. Be that lighthouse. An interesting pattern that I find in many places is the compounding effect of time on growth and processes. Though scientific methods clearly put down relationships of most phenomenon with time, this pattern is too hard to miss. (Or the reasons for it are still a mystery to me.)  Be it in the growth of civilisations, starting a company or learning how to play an instrument. The act of doing anything.   Let's consider an example. A man has been learning to play the piano for two years. Another man, learns only for one year but has the capability to put double the effort in the coming year.  It would seem by the end of that year both would have put in three years worth of effort and would be equally proficient. But intuition tells us that, even t hough  the latter has worked twice as hard, h