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As I see it, if you work more hours than somebody else, during those hours you learn more about your craft. That can make you more efficient, more able, even happier. Hard work is like compounded interest in the bank. The rewards build faster.

As I see it, if you work more hours than somebody else, during those hours you learn more about your craft. That can make you more efficient, more able, even happier. Hard work is like compounded interest in the bank. The rewards build faster.

Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern

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Randy Pausch
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Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Randy Pausch: life dates 1960 to 2008. Wikidata Q49828, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49828 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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