The right way to work is to do whatever feels right for as long as it feels right, and read your time back at the end of the week — not to obey a timetable.

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• The way to work out what to work on is by working: if you do not know, guess, but pick something and get going. PGPaul Graham1 Jul 2023similar wording
• Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. LFLex Fridman30 Sept 2025similar wording
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