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Joe Arop

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  • Original ideas don't come from trying to have original ideas. They come from trying to build or understand something slightly too difficult.
    How to Do Great Work
  • Great work happens by focusing consistently on something you're genuinely interested in.
    How to Do Great Work
  • In most cases the recipe for doing great work is simply: work hard on excitingly ambitious projects, and something good will come of it
    How to Do Great Work
  • Many discoveries have come from asking questions about things that everyone else took for granted.
    How to Do Great Work
  • Competition can be an effective motivator, but don't let it choose the problem for you; don't let yourself get drawn into chasing something just because others are. In fact, don't let competitors make you do anything much more specific than work harder.
    How to Do Great Work