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How to Do Great Work
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Last discussed Sep 30, 2026
A long essay by Paul Graham about letting enthusiasm guide both the energy and direction of your work to reach the frontier of any field.
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Used for: Using enthusiasm to both fuel and guide career decisions and work direction
Praised: Provides framework for letting enthusiasm guide you to the frontier of fields...
"Paul Graham wrote this long essay. It's called How to Do Great Work. It takes you like two days to read this goddamn blog post, but it's great and in it he has this one phrase that I remember, which is let enthusiasm be not just the motor, but the..."
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