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LESSON 2 · The Habit Machine

PAUSE TO THINK

How did British Cycling go from also-rans to dominant using tiny improvements?

Seven of ten Olympic track golds

Dave Brailsford's marginal-gains idea searched for small wins everywhere: equipment, sleep, hygiene, and training. No single tweak changed cycling; the stack of tiny improvements did.

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