Underestimating the cumulative effect of work can lead to surprise at how far one has come
Negation: Underestimating the cumulative effect of work cannot lead to surprise at how far one has come 0 0 0
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Argument #400a8122 1 0 2
If it is true that...
Hard work is required to do great things 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Underestimating the cumulative effect of work can lead to surprise at how far one has come 1 0 2Argument #4b5def38 1 0 2
If it is true that...
Work that compounds can lead to exponential growth 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Underestimating the cumulative effect of work can lead to surprise at how far one has come 1 0 2Opposing Arguments
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Argument #aadbb848 1 0 2
If it is true that...
Spending an unreasonable amount of time on a problem can lead to great work if one finds the work engaging 1 0 2and
Underestimating the cumulative effect of work can lead to surprise at how far one has come 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Great work involves expanding people's ideas of what's possible 1 0 2Mentions
Paul Graham/How To Do Great Work
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Scale often has surprising emergent properties 1 0 2Developing a habit of working on personal projects can lead to great work 1 0 2Working hard on ambitious projects may be sufficient for doing great work 1 0 2Working too hard can lead to diminishing returns due to fatigue 1 0 2Finishing a project can lead to significant work and discoveries in the final stages 1 0 2Spending an unreasonable amount of time on a problem can lead to great work if one finds the work engaging 1 0 2Starting with something small and evolving it can lead to great outcomes 1 0 2Great work involves expanding people's ideas of what's possible 1 0 2The importance of a task is often hard to judge at the time it is done 1 0 2Small errors at the outset can lead to great errors in the final conclusions 1 0 2