Transcript:

In the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, in chapter 1, that is book 1, sutra number 14, he says something very particular. He says that any practice that is done without interruption for a sufficiently long time with attention starts to bear fruit.

This sutra, when interpreted for the modern day, becomes the rule of 100. So the rule of 100 says that if you are doing some activity, like learning to play a guitar, etc., after 100 hours, you will gain sufficient proficiency to put you in the top 5% of all the people playing guitar, after 100 hours of practice.

So when 100 hours is divided into 365 days, it turns out that it is between 16 and 17 minutes every day. That's all it takes to accumulate 100 hours over one year. That's not so much.

So a small amount of work done consistently with attention for a sufficiently long time starts to bear fruit. This is exactly what Patanjali told us thousands of years ago.

But it also works the other way. So if you are spending time getting angry for 15 minutes every day for one year, you will be in the top 5% of angry people.

(Birds chirping)