• NotAnOtter@lemmus.org
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    6 hours ago

    It’s a 20/80 rule thing.

    Coming up with a proof is the first 20% of work. Actually checking and validating the proof is the next 80% of work.

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      51 minutes ago

      I learned it as 80/20 rule where the first 80% of progress is made with 20% of effort, and the last 20% of progress takes 80% of the effort.

      It’s true im many layers deep in it help

      • NotAnOtter@lemmus.org
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        41 minutes ago

        Yeah same idea. Another good one along the same lines is

        “We didn’t do this because it’s easy. We did it because we thought it would be easy”