Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones · chapter 1 · id atomic-habits-c1-01-if-you-get-1-better-each-day-f
“If you get 1% better each day for one year, you will end up 37 times better by the time you are done. The math: 1.01^365 = 37.78.”
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Lally et al. 2010, European Journal of Social Psychologypaywalled — manual check queued
Habit formation follows an asymptotic curve, not exponential growth. Automaticity gains are rapid early and plateau -- the opposite shape from compound interest.
Durmonski: The Myth of 1% Better Every Daysource alive
The 1% rule sounds great mathematically but ignores plateaus, regression, and the non-linear nature of human skill acquisition.
This claim is a stable, citable object. If you can falsify a verdict, tell us — corrections are loud here.