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Consider the long-term impact of these small decisions. If you read ten pages every night, by the end of the year, you would have read about 15 books. Maintain this habit throughout college, and you would have accessed a wealth of knowledge equivalent to reading 60 books in four years. This kind of consistent growth puts you at a significant advantage over peers who may not be engaging in similar habits.
This situation embodies a critical paradox: While it may be easy to dismiss daily choices as inconsequential—thinking, “it’s just one soda”—in reality, those very choices define our future. The little decisions that we make consistently accumulate, ultimately shaping who we become.