![[Play the long game#^28d9e1]] I call the highest level of effort I can sustain over time **Consistent Intensity (CI)**. The effectiveness of Consistent Intensity (CI) mirrors the core mechanism of evolution. [[Evolution favors repetition]]. We only commit to a permanent adaptation (a skill, strength, or habit) when a demand is applied consistently over time. By choosing CI, you create the reliable, sustained pressure needed to signal your biology: "This is a permanent part of the environment, and we must adapt to it." Intensity alone is a single firework; consistency is the slow, permanent erosion that carves a canyon.