compounding

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 1, 2019 by Jim Collins · across every show →

Everything said about compounding, oldest first

Oct 1, 2019
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Collins: Good outcomes from bad decision processes compound negative habits
“Bad decision process with good outcome reinforces bad process. Which then when you were talking about compounding, Ends up producing compounding in the wrong direction.”
Jim Collins Oct 1, 2019 ▶ 30:22 #67 Jim Collins: Keeping the Flywheel in Motion
Jan 13, 2026
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Parrish: Any Interruption to Constant Progress Breaks Compounding
“Every interruption to constant progress breaks compounding. You fall off the exceptional curve and onto a linear one, or worse, you start sliding backwards.”
Shane Parrish Jan 13, 2026 ▶ 14:16 The Multidisciplinary Approach to Thinking | Peter D. Kaufman [Outliers]
Jan 20, 2026 neutral
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Parrish: Nearly All Compounding Advantages Emerge at the Very End
“The other thing about compounding, I think people misunderstand is that all the advantages come at the end. And not at the beginning. They're very slow at the beginning, but it's that last double that makes a huge difference.”
Shane Parrish Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 15:04 Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want
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