The Gap and the Gain
by Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Measure backward from where you started, not forward to the ideal, and you will be in the gain rather than the gap. The idea is simple, the psychology is sound, and the book shows how high achievers make themselves miserable by always comparing to an unreachable horizon. Short, repetitive, surprisingly effective.
Read it if…
you achieve a lot and never feel like it is enough.
Skip it if…
you are complacent and need the gap, not the gain.
Three things you will actually use
- Measure progress backward.
- End each day with three wins.
- Use ideals as direction, never as measurement.
Do this first
Write three wins from the last ninety days, measured against where you were, not where you want to be.
Our verdict
A small book with one durable trick for the chronically dissatisfied.
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