I used to tell students (including PhD students) that 90% of what they will write will not be any good. But the only way they will get to the 10% that is good is by writing the 90% that isn't. So, they'd better start writing now! ;-)
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- Jun 2022
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This can also be considered The Iceberg Principle. The 10% (really 9%) you do see is only visible because of the 90% (really 91%) you don't see. Without that 90% you don't get the 10%.
Often you may need to dig below the surface of something to find it's real value.
This is related to quotes about being able to find something interesting, redeeming, valuable about bad books as well as being able to learn from the fool.
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"Sturgeon's Law". According to those who were there, Theodore Sturgeon the SF author made this comment at a convention in 1953. it is that:90% of everything is crud, and it's the 10% that isn't crud that is important.
I've also heard a version of this that relates to only 1% of what's in the Library of Congress being widely known or read.
Related to: - Pareto principle - iceberg principle
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Residents of the Canadian town of Ferryland, a small fishing village in Newfoundland, recently welcomed a new visitor: a huge iceberg that ran aground just offshore.
This would be so amazing to see!
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