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#+title: Most of the work is done from smaller amount of effort
#+date: "2021-05-22 11:16:25 +08:00"
#+date_modified: "2021-07-05 13:43:41 +08:00"
#+language: en


- a principle applicable in many places:
  + learning 20% of a skill is enough to get started e.g., illustration, programming, music production
  + most of the contributions in an open-source project is usually done by a small group
- this is why it is important to [[id:05a39f96-fb1c-4d71-9be1-fc4c2e251e8f][Start small and improve later]]
- this is why some may prefer simpler tools and methods because a lot of what they want is already done
- getting the final 20% would require more effort and when done incorrectly, you could go into some trouble
  + bikeshedding
  + in learning, you could be overlearning
  + in development, you could optimize to the point of
  + you may have done configuring your editor in a matter of days reaching the ideal workflow
- this is also a good solution for not indulging into perfectionism as [[id:b62c61f1-ee12-4bd9-b59a-ec6eafe29f38][Unnecessary optimizations cripple progress]]
