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It works pretty well for calculations. Tried phrases like "natural log of 77", "80 miles in kilometers", "17 times pi" and got the correct answer. Cool!

Amazingly, it's also highly relevant to entrepreneurs. The article lists six characteristics of great teachers:

1. great teachers tended to set big goals for their students

2. perpetually looking for ways to improve their effectiveness

3. avidly recruited students and their families into the process

4. maintained focus, ensuring that everything they did contributed to student learning

5. planned exhaustively and purposefully by working backward from the desired outcome

6. worked relentlessly, refusing to surrender

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Translating these to the world of entrepreneurs we can say:

1. set big goals for yourself

2. perpetually look or ways to improve your effectiveness

3. avidly recruit workers and partners into the process

4. maintain focus, ensuring that everything you do contributes to your goals

5. plan exhaustively and purposefully by working backward from the desired outcome

6. work relentlessly, do not surrender