The Power of Slow Consistency

Written by Enrique Iturriaga on

February 28, 2025

Success doesn't sprint. It walks. Steady. Relentless. Day after day.

The most important gift you can give yourself is an activity that only allows improvement through long-term consistency. Not something conquered quickly. BJJ, chess, climbing - these enforce humility and patience.

There are hard limitations to how much you can improve in a short time. You cannot invest many hours straight without rest in sprint mode and expect mastery. The only path forward is to slowly, consistently invest mental and physical energy day in and day out, thinking about improvement in terms of years, not weeks.

This becomes the most powerful lesson in the world because it gives you a template applicable to everything else. You understand - truly believe - in the power of consistent effort and patience. You learn to enjoy the daily boredom of sucking for the longest time.

If you can do this with something as demanding as BJJ or chess, you arm yourself with a mindset and personal case study that transforms your perspective on every other aspect of life.

Most people read this and think they already know how important consistency is. But practical knowledge cements its importance and reveals the true effort required. This isn't glamorous. These aren't stories of prodigies catapulting from zero to hero.

This is REAL with a capital R. The reality that applies to all regular, average human beings. We are all capable. We just need to show up, again and again and again.