The effects of something compounding is hard to fully comprehend. It can be difficult to imagine $1000 invested over 100 years turning into over 2 million dollars, yet this is possible if you 8% returns year after year. Even harder to grasp is something like a pandemic, where the amount of people getting sick can double every couple days or weeks. However, both of these things are easily measured and documented, allowing us to analyze and discuss the results and better understand it and take action.
What is even harder to see is the compounding effect of learning and self-improvement over time. The accumulation of more knowledge and skills, more positive habits, improved mindset, better health. These are much more intangible improvements, which can defy our abilities to truly measure and quantify. But these too can compound and build over time.
The effects of improving ourselves continually over the years is tremendous. Life-changing. Though it can be difficult to comprehend and measure, we should not let this hold us back from seeking to continually grow and improve.
After all, we are the ones who will directly benefit from improving ourself.