# Lag between efforts and outcomes There’s an important delay/distance between the moment when you create something and the moment when the effects are really obvious. Time before [[Flywheels]] get to work and before the effects of compound growth start being tangible. There is clearly [[Delayed gratification]] at play here. ## References - Mentioned in my newsletter: https://newsletter.dsebastien.net/issues/developassion-s-newsletter-reach-1212398