这些练习需要付出很少的努力，但会带来很大的回报。

These exercises require minor efforts but offer major payoffs.

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相反，明智的老板知道，进步很少通过喧嚣的胜利（就像小说中想象的事件）取得，而是由不起眼的一个个小进步汇聚而成，需要时间和团队的努力。

By contrast, wise bosses know that progress is rarely achieved through noisy triumphs, like imagined events in fiction, but through unflashy, incremental steps that take time and a team effort.

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当需要付出的努力很少时，学习进程曲线是陡的，正如在那篇文章里讨论的那样。

A learning progress curve is steep when very little effort is required, as further discussed in the main article.

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