# The Bannister Effect Once someone has shown that something is possible, many more people will achieve that thing even if nothing else has changed. Named after Roger Bannister - the first person to run the four minute mile [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/The+Bannister+Effect) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/The+Bannister+Effect)