> It makes me realize how fundamentally different the values are between some fields. The amount of time magicians put into the craft is mind-boggling. Larry W

> It makes me realize how fundamentally different the values are between some fields. The amount of time magicians put into the craft is mind-boggling. Larry Wall was quoted in the article, regarding laziness. Bill Gates has a famous quote, "I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it." Neither of those people can be accused of laziness, yet they both embrace it. Laziness in the context of productivity is often misunderstood as not doing things, but it is more aptly the stopping of doing in order to observe, think, and let the answer come to you. Work diligently, but think and simplify first. It seems to me that is also what the magicians do.