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We write when we want to organise our thoughts and when we want to exchange ideas with others. — location: 88
Every intellectual endeavour starts with a note. — location: 90
Doing the work required and doing it in a smart way leads, somehow unsurprisingly, to success. — location: 140
Nobody needs willpower not to eat a chocolate bar when there isn’t one around. And nobody needs willpower to do something they wanted to do anyway. — location: 148
Having a meaningful and well-defined task beats willpower every time. — location: 150
it is usually the best students who struggle the most. — location: 185
Having read more does not automatically mean having more ideas. — location: 188
The best way to deal with complexity is to keep things as simple as possible and to follow a few basic principles. — location: 218