Without structure, we tend to revert to default behaviors according to our environment and circumstances. This may be okay when you’re already “good enough” in a given domain (see: Satisficing), but it doesn’t really allow for any sort of personal growth to take place. Sometimes Good is the Enemy of Great.
Tip Structure provides the needed framework around which improvements can be built.
If you want to Build On Yourself you have to pick up where you left off last time, not start from scratch each time. You need a standard place to incorporate improvements (see: Standardization Enables Creativity and Periodic Reviews).
Structure allows for the repetition and accumulation of marginal gains to happen often enough to get Traction to make a real difference (see: Habits Have Compounding Returns).
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