All Progress is Step-wise...

I can be easily tempted into thinking I ought to be able to make progress towards a goal in leaps and bounds.

However, this sort of progress is so rare it might as well be non-existent.

Progress comes by putting one foot in front of the other.  Sometimes the pace of the steps is faster or slower, but that doesn't negate the fact that they are one step at a time.

Babies grow into taking steps and then they never grow through or beyond that phase.  Progress in all other areas should follow the same step-wise format.