Willingness to redo work can lead to better results

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If it is true that...

Earnestness is necessary for doing great work 1 0 2

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Great work is consistent with itself 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Willingness to redo work can lead to better results 1 0 2

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Argument #4f4eec1c 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Willingness to redo work can lead to better results 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Hard work is required to do great things 1 0 2

Argument #d6aa14b1 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Great work is consistent with itself 1 0 2

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Willingness to redo work can lead to better results 1 0 2

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Cutting unnecessary elements can lead to a more concentrated and understood result 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Mathematical elegance is a useful standard beyond math 1 0 2

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