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How to Do Great Work

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Striving for Greatness

This chapter discusses the importance of cultivating a taste for the best work in your field and striving to be the best rather than settling for being good. It explores the reasons why ambition to be the best is different from ambition to be good, and how aiming to make something that people will care about in 100 years can lead to genuinely good work. The chapter also emphasizes the need to avoid affectation, be intellectually honest, and be willing to admit mistakes.

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