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The Nobel disease (lemmy.zip)
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[–] 16 points 15 hours ago (1 child)

There's a very fine line between being able to connect the dots to make a breakthrough and connecting dots that aren't actually connected.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 hours ago

    The big difference, if I'm putting myself in those shoes, is humility. Big achievements are made carefully over a lot of small steps. Any idea you can just leap onto because you think you're a genius is almost guaranteed to be worthless.

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