The dangers of just this once
![The Dangers of just this once illustration: Clayton Christensen's quote that "It's easier to hold on to your principles 100% of the time than it is 98% of the time" is played out by one individual sticking to their guns when being badgered about something and another quickly giving in, and ending up at a point very far from their initial stance.](https://images.prismic.io/sketchplanations/f61df2a9-5d10-4a26-aefb-16d87506595c_190854197236.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840&q=50)
Clayton Christensen, in his book and article ’How will you measure your life?’, discusses what he learned about how to live a life of integrity. Among other things he says:
It’s easier to hold to your principles 100% of the time than it is to hold to them 98% of the time. If you give in to “just this once,”…you’ll regret where you end up. You’ve got to define for yourself what you stand for and draw the line in a safe place.
I think this is relevant, both in the small things — whether to work out today when it’s raining — and in the larger decisions which help us be proud of our lives.
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