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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Dec 2019

    Do x iff not having it is the main thing constraining your growth. Repeat.

    7:30 AM - 1 Dec 2019
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    • Daniel Salvadori Lowkey Erudite Arram Sabeti rahalrodrigo Shamsy Freedom From Work Suyog Chandramouli Renji Bijoy 🚀 kefa mutuma
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      1. Tahsin Mayeesha‏ @tahsin_mayeesha 1 Dec 2019
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        seems applicable in real life too

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      1. TeddyTalks‏ @TeddyBeingTeddy 1 Dec 2019
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        Defense be damned?

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      2. Ali Nawab‏ @alinawab 1 Dec 2019
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        how do you find out if is the main thing constraining your growth?

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Dec 2019
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        By doing it and seeing if growth improves.

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      2.  🐦‏ @JohnMeuser 1 Dec 2019
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        Define growth. How is it predicted? What deferred consequences are taken into account? Of what variables is it a function? How is it controlled? Tumors grow rapidly Growth is not an uncontested good

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      3.  🐦‏ @JohnMeuser 1 Dec 2019
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        Reading thispic.twitter.com/qo6gcUNpSk

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      1. Kaushik Andra‏ @kashandra92 1 Dec 2019
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        love how simple this algorithm is!

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      2. Ryan Barrett‏ @schnarfed 1 Dec 2019

        iff is a mathematical abbreviation for "if and only if."https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_and_only_if …

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      1. steve‏ @SteveJesusJobs 1 Dec 2019
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        Historical / case study examples of this?

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