The best way to acquire new questions is to try answering existing ones
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Originality consists partly of being puzzled about important things that no one else understands 1 0 2and
The best way to acquire new questions is to try answering existing ones 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Being prolific increases the chance of discovering something new 1 0 2Mentions
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