{"id":71167,"date":"2022-07-02T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=71167"},"modified":"2022-07-11T16:25:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:25:39","slug":"what-are-diminishing-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-are-diminishing-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Diminishing Returns? Why You Lose Traction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What are diminishing returns? If you want to learn a new subject, should you read every book on it? Why do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/why-do-people-like-horror-movies\/\">horror movies<\/a> seem to become trite after a while?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>The Great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/increase-focus\/\">Mental Models<\/a> Volume 3<\/em>, Rhiannon Beaubien and Rosie Leizrowice include diminishing returns as one of the thinking models that can boost your understanding and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/methods-of-decision-making-crucial-conversations\/\">decision-making<\/a> ability. While the law is often used in an economic context, the authors extend the principle to everyday applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more to learn about diminishing returns and how understanding them can help you understand so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-diminishing-returns\"><strong>Diminishing Returns<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What are diminishing returns? It&#8217;s the phenomenon that adding more input doesn\u2019t always increase output. Beaubien and Leizrowice say that the model of diminishing returns describes any situation in which input increases output only up to a point: Past that point, more input has less and less effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you\u2019re trying to learn about a new subject, the first few books you read will probably have a big impact on your knowledge. As you read more books, you\u2019ll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/keep-on-learning\/\">keep learning<\/a> more, but not as much or as quickly as you did at first, because now you already have a base of knowledge. Eventually, you\u2019ll reach a point where you know the field well, and each new book might only add a nuance here or there. (Shortform note: Sometimes, diminishing returns result from bottlenecks. It does little good to keep adding input to a bottlenecked system.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea of<strong> diminishing returns also applies to cases where small amounts of input have a disproportionately large influence on the output<\/strong>. The authors cite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-pareto-principle\/\">the Pareto principle<\/a>, which states that about 20% of a system\u2019s input is more influential than all the rest, as that 20% generates about 80% of the system\u2019s output. In the example of learning about a new subject, the first 20% of your reading might develop 80% of your knowledge base. That means that adding more knowledge takes disproportionate amounts of time and effort. Unless your goal is to become a world expert on that topic, your time and energy might be better spent elsewhere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-one-thing\"><em>The One Thing<\/em><\/a>, real estate entrepreneur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/gary-w-keller\/\">Gary Keller<\/a> suggests using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/80-20-law\/\">80\/20<\/a> rule to boil a large goal down into a <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-one-thing\/part-1-chapter-4#extreme-application\">single essential action<\/a>. To do so, he says, once you\u2019ve identified the 20%, find the 20% of <em>that <\/em>20% and so on until you hit the \u201c<em>one thing<\/em>\u201d that will make a bigger difference to your goal than anything else you could do.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases,<strong> this disproportionate influence happens because the system adapts to the input<\/strong>. The authors cite the example of horror movies, which are constantly one-upping each other in terms of graphic violence and other scare tactics. But movie maniacs can only wield so many machetes and chainsaws before audiences get jaded and what started out as shocking becomes trite.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: This form of diminishing returns is also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/hedonic-adaptation-4156926\">hedonic adaptation<\/a>: When something good or bad happens to us, it affects our happiness for a while, but then the novelty wears off and we return to a baseline level of happiness. Similarly, the more you do something pleasurable, like eating a favorite food, the less that activity increases your happiness. To avoid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-hedonic-adaptation\/\">hedonic adaptation<\/a>, you can rotate through different things you enjoy or use techniques like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/writing-in-a-gratitude-journal-for-stress-relief-3144887\">gratitude journaling<\/a> to increase your appreciation for your positive experiences.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are diminishing returns? If you want to learn a new subject, should you read every book on it? Why do horror movies seem to become trite after a while? In The Great Mental Models Volume 3, Rhiannon Beaubien and Rosie Leizrowice include diminishing returns as one of the thinking models that can boost your understanding and decision-making ability. While the law is often used in an economic context, the authors extend the principle to everyday applications. 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