# Virtuous circle A virtuous circle is a recurring sequence of steps or events, that each increase the benefits of the next ones and, as a result, the benefits of the whole, leading to the recurrence. Simply put: [[When good things start happening, more good things happen, which cause the first to continue happening]] For instance, your actions make people trust you. In turn, people who trust you buy your products. As a result, your reputation improves, which increases your authority and how much people trust you, which leads to more sales, etc. Physical exercise also creates a virtuous circle. You exercise, which makes you feel better and better, which makes you want to continue exercising, etc. A virtuous circle can also be a situation where solving one problem makes future problems easier and easier to solve. Another example from [[Paul Krugman]]: [[An improving economy leads to a surge in home purchases, which leads to more construction, which strengthens the economy further, and so on]] ## References - https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/virtuous-circle - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virtuous%20circle - https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/virtuous_circle - [[Paul Krugman]] - [[An improving economy leads to a surge in home purchases, which leads to more construction, which strengthens the economy further, and so on]]