Sporadic big efforts create destructive interference. Consistent small actions build constructive waves.
Big sporadic efforts create impressive initial splashes. But random timing means waves from different efforts collide chaotically—peaks meet troughs, canceling energy. 30 total energy invested, only 14.4 sustained.
Small consistent drops create modest ripples. But regular timing from a single source means each wave reinforces the last—peaks align with peaks, building amplitude. Same effort, 62% efficiency.
When waves are in phase (consistent timing), amplitudes add. When out of phase (random timing), they cancel. Small + aligned beats big + chaotic.
Increase effort size to see how big sporadic splashes dissipate quickly while smaller consistent drops accumulate. Scroll on either visualization to zoom.