The 80-Day Measure of Habit-Setting

I’m still editing the book, which is why the blog’s been a bit quiet of late.

I just came across a part that made me laugh:

Habits are cumulative. Write a thousand words per day and you’ll have an 80,000-word book in the time it took Phileas Fogg to circle the Earth. Eat a pound of lard every morning and be medically corpulent in the same time.

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Robert Wringham is the editor of New Escapologist. He also writes books and articles. Read more at wringham.co.uk

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