The first domino is tiny. It’s the last one that makes noise.

Large outcomes usually begin with something too small to have felt like a decision. The visible event at the end gets all the attention and all the explanation, while the actual cause was a minor choice weeks earlier that nobody including you registered. Consequences are loud, and origins are almost always quiet.

When something big happens, good or bad, trace it back further than feels reasonable and find the small first move. Then look at what small thing you are doing today that nobody is noticing. That is where the real weight sits, though it will not feel like it at the time.