Finishing a project can lead to significant work and discoveries in the final stages

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Starting work can be more difficult than continuing it 1 0 2

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Finishing a project can lead to significant work and discoveries in the final stages 1 0 2

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Hard work is required to do great things 1 0 2

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Finishing a project can lead to significant work and discoveries in the final stages 1 0 2

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There are numerous ways to do great work 1 0 2

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Ideas that emerge during the writing process often contribute significantly to the final work 1 0 2 Discoveries often come from noticing connections between different fields 1 0 2 Developing a habit of working on personal projects can lead to great work 1 0 2 Chasing outlier ideas can lead to significant discoveries 1 0 2 Working hard on ambitious projects may be sufficient for doing great work 1 0 2 Spending an unreasonable amount of time on a problem can lead to great work if one finds the work engaging 1 0 2 New ideas often seem obvious once they are seen, but require changing the way one looks at the world to be discovered 1 0 2 Overlooked ideas can be discovered by working from what's obscuring them 1 0 2 Being prolific increases the chance of discovering something new 1 0 2 Finding something to work on involves coevolving with the problem 1 0 2