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Returns for performance are superlinear rather than proportional across most domains that matter.

Drawn from what Paul Graham said

Subjectambition
What this subject means

ambition How much to take on and how hard to push: superlinear returns to effort, focus, slack time, and procrastination.

Mental modelPower laws

What Paul Graham actually said

  1. Paul Graham Co-founder of Y Combinator and Viaweb
    One of the most important things I didn't understand about the world when I was a child is the degree to which the returns for performance are superlinear.

    Where this was said

    ↗Superlinear Returnspaulgraham.com

    1 Oct 2023

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