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Re:Ask HN: How to Get Better at Finishing? by vesuvianvenus on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @02:37PM (#29166367)
Scale back the "dream" and scale up the "grind". And of course, modularize.

"If you have a big dream and a small grind, you'll never accomplish the dream. But if you have a small dream and a big dream, you're much more likely to get it done" -- Paraphrasing Dr. Eric Thomas. [1]

[1] "iGrind" by Dr. Eric Thomas -- Explanation beginning at approximately 1m:00s https://youtu.be/4iKJMDRXR6U?t=58

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Re:Ask HN: How to Get Better at Finishing? by vesuvianvenus on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @08:41PM (#29170135)
Oops, I meant to say:

"But if you have a small dream and a *big grind*, you're much more likely to get it done"

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