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One new literature note, notes/202610181434-the-magic-is-in-the-work-you-avoid.md. Its status is partial.

  • The earliest trace found is a blog post dated 31 May 2019 (keep up with k.tap). It credits an Instagram post by Nazanin Mandi, in a longer form: "people romanticize their plans but dread the execution. the magic you're looking for is in the work you're avoiding."
  • Later the line spread on X with no name attached. The first such post found is by Chris Williamson, 27 August 2023. One newsletter credits it to "Anonymous", and one poster shop credits a "Dipen Parmar", with no source.
  • Not verified: the Instagram post itself was not found, because Instagram needs a login. The note therefore says "posted by Nazanin Mandi in 2019, author unknown".
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A literature note, partial. The earliest dated trace found is a blog post of 31 May 2019
(keep up with k.tap), which credits an Instagram post of Nazanin Mandi and gives the longer
form ("people romanticize their plans but dread the execution."). On X the line spread
unattributed from 2023 (Chris Williamson, 27 August 2023). The Instagram post itself was not
found, so the note says "posted by", not "said by".

Tested: tools/fabric notes-check (40 notes, all linked); tools/fabric cite-check; markdownlint
  0 issues; the three web links answer 200.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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