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Re:George R.R. Martin has co-authored a physics paper by IncreasePosts on Thursday January 23, 2025 @01:19PM (#42806433)
Add in finishing a creative work.

At least for me, the first 90% is way more fun than the last 10%.

The last 10% is where you need to come to terms with all the mistakes you made along the way that prevent you from getting the final polish you want

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Re:George R.R. Martin has co-authored a physics paper by wavemode on Thursday January 23, 2025 @01:24PM (#42806482)
In other words - you have to finish the first 90%, then finish the remaining 90%.
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Re:George R.R. Martin has co-authored a physics paper by cubefox on Thursday January 23, 2025 @01:33PM (#42806604)
Yeah. And also fear of ideas not being good enough to match the (by now) likely overblown fan expectations. It's like Valve considering to make Half-life 3: anything less than a masterpiece would be a disappointment.
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