# Principles of Progress

By [Luke Weaver](https://paragraph.com/@lukeweaver) · 2021-12-14

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**Principles of Progress** is a collection of concepts that form the foundation of **Engineered Fitness**.

The mission of **Engineered Fitness** is to provide the knowledge, systems, and incentives necessary to make progress.

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0) Work
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> **Progress in fitness is a function of energy.**

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1) Deliberate Progression
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> **Deliberate progression is the operating system of Engineered Fitness: intentional, incremental, iterative improvement.**

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2) Iterate
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> **Each workout is an experiment. Change one variable at a time.**

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3) Composability
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> **Build a fitness system using components that fit your goals.**

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4) Be better, be specific
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> **Focus specifically on progress that is relevant to your goals.**

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5) Focus on what matters
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> **Focus on the 20% of your energy that yields 80% of your progress.**

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6) Measure what matters
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> **If it's not measured it's not managed.**

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7) Force adaptation
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> **Give your body a reason to change.**

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8) Microprogressions become progress
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> **Small, consistent, measurable improvements lead to large changes over time.**

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9) Make it a game
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> **Progress should be fun.**

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10) Be flexible
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> **The best plan is one that's easy to stick to.**

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11) Give it time
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> **If you're not where you want to be, you probably haven't been doing it long enough.**

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*Originally published on [Luke Weaver](https://paragraph.com/@lukeweaver/principles-of-progress)*