Why doesn't hard daily work pile up into assets?

The chapter's question

How do you turn daily work into lasting assets?

Big idea

Capital is formed through continuous accumulation over time. The key difference is between labor that creates value once and capital that creates value repeatedly.

In this chapter

1. Part 2.1

   The Principle of Slow Accumulation

   Which small action can you do every day for the next 90 days, and how many units does it add up to after 3 years?

2. Part 2.2

   Turning Work Into Capital

   Of the 5 tasks you repeat each week, which will you document, template or automate first, and how many hours a year does it save?

3. Part 2.3

   Accumulating Technology Tools

   If you spend 20 hours building one automated workflow, how many hours a month does it save and how long until the time pays back?

Chapters of Capital

1. 1.Is everything I own really my capital?
2. 2.Why doesn't hard daily work pile up into assets?
3. 3.Is one strong kind of capital enough?