
Anybody who is old enough, may understand how little things add up. When learning about childhood education, I remember there's a part of cognitive development theory called conservation. Kids between 2 and 6 fail to understand:
Over time one gets the hang of things through practice. For example, at a certain point most people realize if they'd quit buying a take-out coffee every morning for a year, they would have enough cash to fly to Las Vegas. Compound interest works the same way but when young, few of us have enough money to keep it locked away. Lastly, in this instance, little acts of daily life really can multiply when we're thinking in terms of all of society. If everyone were to cut clothes drier use in half, we'd save enough energy to ...