The margin

A very interesting (and very old) concept was discussed by author Jude Wanniski in this book "The Way the World Works." He calls it "the margin." We used to call it "the straw that broke the camel's back." You put a penny on a table and push it. Nothing happens. Push it again. Nothing happens. Sooner or later, however, that penny will drop off the table. Nothing notable results UNTIL you get to that point. Getting things done, where people are concerned, consists to a great deal in knowing where the margin is, that is, knowing the point at which people begin to act.