句中使用动名词短语作主语，并通过插入语“by extension”巧妙扩展逻辑范围，展现了英语表达中由点及面的修辞技巧。
The key to shaping your self is to be willing to handle small tasks and to act on them immediately. Self-development is not something that happens overnight; rather, it is a gradual process. Making minor improvements here and there can make your day, and by extension your entire life, more fulfilling. Today is a tiny atom of your whole existence and a microcosm of your life.
塑造自我的关键在于甘做小事，并立即付诸行动。自我塑造绝非一蹴而就，而是一个循序渐进的过程。在生活的点滴中稍加改进，就能让你的每一天，乃至整个人生，变得有滋有味。今天是你整个生命的一个微小原子，也是你一生的缩影。