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		neom 31 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Just make it hard to fail "Rule 1: Work every day. No skipping days. Rule 2: Begin working immediately, as soon as I wake up. Rule 3: Internet and Phone stays off for the first hour. " You have DigitalOcean because myself and a few other folks did this consistently for 5 years straight. They're good rules for accomplishing something.

Eddy_Viscosity2 31 days ago | [–]

The guy who figured out how to make a blue LED (which was world changing), also worked every single day.

Fascinating story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF8d72mA41M

krior 31 days ago | [–]

Was it worth it?

neom 31 days ago | [–]

Absolutely.

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