Dear Friends,

I am sharing a certain concept on the practical application to analyse in our day to day lives. 

In psychology, we do have a concept known as the "Just Noticeable Difference."

This generally refers to the minimum change in the magnitude or price of an object that we are capable of perceiving. For example, if the price of petrol is suddenly hiked by $1 in a single day, we would notice it immediately. However, if the price were raised by just few cents every daily, it would gradually accumulate to twenty rupees over the course of ~ 200 days, a change we would often likely fail to notice in our life. 

The crucial point here is this: what matters most is the percentage increase relative to the original value. For example, if the price of a cup of tea suddenly jumps from few dollars, we notice the difference because the increase exceeds 33% of the original price and even though the absolute increase is merely quite low money. Conversely, if the price of a car worth one million dollars were to rise by fifty dollars, we might not notice it; this is because the increase amounts to only half a percent of the original value. Such a price hike would only catch our attention if it amounted to fifty thousand or one hundred thousand rupees.

Here is another point: if you constantly monitor something on a daily basis, the changes may remain invisible to your eyes. If you observe a tree while it is still a sapling and then revisit it ten years later, its growth will appear astonishing. Yet, for those who look at that very same tree every single day, that growth often goes unnoticed.

Weight gain follows the same pattern. We are often unable to perceive the gradual, incremental increase in our body weight. Typically, one might gain half a kilogram or three-quarters of a kilogram in a month; however, over the span of two years, this can accumulate to a total gain of 12 to 15 kilograms.

Similarly, the fruits of our efforts do not always become immediately apparent. Whether the goal is weight loss, mastering a musical instrument, or growing an investment portfolio, progress often unfolds slowly and in ways that remain invisible to the naked eye. One must not give up simply because there appears to be no visible progress.

To perceive changes that fall below this "Just Noticeable Difference" threshold and thus remain the imperceptible in the moment, you must consistently and frequently measure and document whatever it is you wish to change.

May it be all your savings or your body weight, the true progress will only become visible to you if you look back at your past records and compare them after a few years it have have passed. It will surely serve as a driving force for the further progress.

Therefore, document it on a daily practice. Measure it. You cannot able to lose weight without first purchasing a weighing scale and checking your weight though!

My favorite quote here to share is: "You cannot change what you cannot measure."

You cannot alter something that you are unable to measure.

Have all a great time ahead.