Procrastination can cause significant damage over several years

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If it is true that...

Curious people are more likely to find the right thing to work on 1 0 2

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Making things for an audience perceived as less sophisticated can be detrimental to achieving great work 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Procrastination can cause significant damage over several years 1 0 2

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Argument #2fc28d52 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Procrastination can be dangerous, especially when it camouflages itself as work 1 0 2

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Procrastination can cause significant damage over several years 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Getting paid for doing exactly what you want is usually not possible, especially early on 1 0 2

Argument #caef1b24 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Making things for an audience perceived as less sophisticated can be detrimental to achieving great work 1 0 2

and

Procrastination can cause significant damage over several years 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Getting paid for doing exactly what you want is usually not possible, especially early on 1 0 2

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