Hey Pythonista,

I've been thinking about the Compound Effect since Bob mentioned it in Tuesday's email.

Have you ever thought about the Compound Effect in hindsight?

Like, where would you be now if you'd just done <action> a year ago?

For example, the things that come to mind for me are:

• How good would I be on the guitar if I'd kept up practicing for 30mins every day since I got it in 2009?

• How much healthier would I be if I'd continued my peak workout routine from the COVID lockdown years?

• How many books would I have read by now if I'd kept reading every night like I did before having kids?

And the one that you know is coming:

Where would I be with Python if I'd kept up coding and learning it every day?

(Does this resonate with the coders in the room?)

I've realised that too often, the compound effect works against us by compounding procrastination.

Procrastinating on something today, blows out into a week, then a month, and the next thing you know, it's been a year since you last picked up the guitar.

What can you do about it?

You take action today. You take one little step, and start building the habit, even if it's just 5 minutes. Then set an alarm to do it again tomorrow. And the day after that.

Every day you don't do it, is a day that's likely to compound into another day (or year) with no progress.

And the final question that is 100% a hard pitch for Pybites:

Where would you be today if you'd signed up for our Python Coaching 1, 2, 3 years ago?

Per Bob's email on Tuesday, we see people doing things they never could have imagined they'd be doing now had they not gone through PDM when they did.

So, whatever it is you're aiming to achieve, get on it today.

And if that goal is to advance your skills or career with Python, then let your first step be to check out the PDM Program and see what it can do for you, and what it's done for others like you.

Then, for step two, book a call with us using the link on the page.

https://pybit.es/catalogue/the-pdm-program/

Cheers,
Julian