https://intellectwiki.com/tags/performance/ Recent content in Performance on IntellectWiki Hugo en https://intellectwiki.com/concepts/marginal-gains/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://intellectwiki.com/concepts/marginal-gains/ <h1 id="marginal-gains">Marginal Gains</h1> <h2 id="definition">Definition</h2> <p>The philosophy that small, 1 % improvements across many components compound into large performance jumps.</p> <h2 id="case-study">Case Study</h2> <p>British Cycling’s systematic optimization of bike ergonomics, nutrition, and sleep transformed them from underperformers to Olympic champions.</p> <h2 id="origins">Origins</h2> <p>Popularized by Dave Brailsford; applied by James Clear to personal habit formation.</p> <h2 id="key-thinkers">Key Thinkers</h2> <ul> <li>Dave Brailsford</li> <li>James Clear</li> </ul> <h2 id="related-concepts">Related Concepts</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://intellectwiki.com/concepts/one-percent-rule/" class="link--internal">1 % Rule</a></li> <li><a href="https://intellectwiki.com/concepts/systems-over-goals/" class="link--internal">Systems over Goals</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="applications">Applications</h2> <ul> <li>Software development: Tweak CI pipeline latency, code review time, and documentation quality incrementally.</li> <li>Health: Optimize sleep environment, water intake, and posture.</li> </ul> <h2 id="connected-sources">Connected Sources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://intellectwiki.com/books/atomic-habits/" class="link--internal">Atomic Habits</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="get-the-book">Get the Book</h2> <p><a href="https://amzn.to/3QIlXH4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer sponsored" class="link--amazon" data-analytics-link-type="affiliate" data-affiliate-network="amazon" data-affiliate-merchant="amazon" aria-label="Atomic Habits"> <img class="amazon-icon" src="https://intellectwiki.com/amazon.svg" alt="Amazon" aria-hidden="true" /> Atomic Habits </a></p>