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		xyzzy123 on June 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The work is never just “the work” (2022) Note that asymptotically, believing that work is worthless is the same as ignoring it. I think this is interesting because in theory there is an infinite amount of potential work that everyone is ignoring at any given point.

brookst on June 2, 2023 | [–]

Thanks. I just woke up and you're telling me I might as well go back to sleep since statistically I will make zero progress today.

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