On our journey through life, we may encounter dragons and sword fights. What could be more dangerous? Gnats and Papercuts could be sapping our strength more than we know. Avoiding tiny and seemingly insignificant poor choices can add up to big gains over time. The most common societal diseases of aging are often created by thousands of small metaphorical papercuts, rather than one large metaphorical sword slice. Learning to avoid the tiny papercuts can lead to huge victories.