You can win by putting out 1s when all around you are 0s, but you can’t win by putting out 1s when all around you are 1s, but you can’t win by putting out 100s.

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  • 80% results in 30% time.”
  • If you’re putting up 80 percent, you can win when all around you are zeroes.”
  • ‘But you can’t beat 100 percent of the people.’ can also be described as

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