Mathematical Equation in Life

I heard this inspiring story over the radio and thought I should share it with you guys.

Kindly work out the following mathematical equation before scrolling down to the second half of this post

1) 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1

2) (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1)

3) (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 )



If you do notice, all the above questions are multiplied by itself, for 10 times.







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Answers

1) 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 = 1

2) (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) x (1 + 0.1) = 2.59 (2 dec. places)

3) (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) x (1 - 0.1 ) = 0.35 (2 dec. places)


The reason why I asked you to work out the maths question is:

If you were to put in 0.1 more effort/diligence than the previous time you did in working towards your goal, by the 10th time, you will be 2.59 times nearer to your goal that you previously were.

However, if you decide to slack a little and reduce the amount of effort/diligence by 0.1 in working towards your goal, by the 10th time, you will regress to 0.35.

If you decide to maintain the amount of effort/diligence, you will always remain stagnant without moving any closer (or further) towards your goal.

That 0.1 (10%) may not seem much of a difference; Just slack put in a little less effort today and slack 10% more than yesterday or Work a little harder today and put in 10% more efforts than yesterday but in the long run, it does make a significant difference.

The difference between 2.59 and 0.35 is 2.24. Can you imagine how much you regress/lose out by slacking that wee bit of 0.1 (10%) each day, when you can maximise your potential and far exceed where you are today by 2.59 times (259%)?

I hope this will inspire you (as it did for myself) by working a little harder today than you did yesterday, everyday.