Compounding

I go grocery shopping on Thursday mornings. The vibe of my local Market Basket at 8am is perfect. It’s not crowded and there usually isn’t a checkout line. Most notable, and you know this is big deal if you’ve shopped at a Market Basket, the parking lot is completely empty.

Despite having my pick of front row parking spots amongst the shoppers who arrived earlier than me, I always secure a spot far away from the entrance. As I walked in last Thursday I counted each step. It look about 187 steps from parking spot to the front entrance.

Let’s do some math.

187x2 (walking in to and out of the store) = 374 steps.

374 additional steps each week, and I go every Thursday. There are 52 Thursdays in the year 2023.

347 steps x 52 = 19,448 additional yearly steps from parking far away at the store once a week.

But there’s more.

I also walked to return my cart, because who wouldn’t, and back to my parking space. An additional 100 steps.

The small stuff adds up.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain