Curious people are more likely to find the right thing to work on
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Curious people are more likely to find the right thing to work on 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Being curious and trying many things can increase the chance of discovering what one wants to work on 1 0 2Argument #d01c82d7 1 0 2
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Curious people are more likely to find the right thing to work on 1 0 2and
Making things for an audience perceived as less sophisticated can be detrimental to achieving great work 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Procrastination can cause significant damage over several years 1 0 2Mentions
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