An hour spent well doesn't just pass. It compounds — into a skill, a bond, a self that a wasted hour never builds.

The thought behind it

It measures on a longer timescale than your patience currently runs on, which is exactly why it is worth reading. Filed under TIME as well, because the balance actually being discussed is not currency but the hours behind it. “compounds” is doing the work: it is where the line stops describing you and starts asking something.