I think these are very good principles. Thank you for writing this post, John.
Thoughts on actually going about Tackling the Hamming Problems in real life:
My model of humans (and of doing research) says that in order for a human to actually successfully work on the Hard Parts, they probably need to enjoy doing so on a System 1 level. (Otherwise, it’ll probably be an uphill battle against subconscious flinches away from Hard Parts, procrastinating with easier problems, etc.)
I’ve personally found these essays to be insightful and helpful for (i.a.) training my S1 to enjoy steering towards Hard Parts. I’m guessing they could be helpful to many other people too.
I think these are very good principles. Thank you for writing this post, John.
Thoughts on actually going about Tackling the Hamming Problems in real life:
My model of humans (and of doing research) says that in order for a human to actually successfully work on the Hard Parts, they probably need to enjoy doing so on a System 1 level. (Otherwise, it’ll probably be an uphill battle against subconscious flinches away from Hard Parts, procrastinating with easier problems, etc.)
I’ve personally found these essays to be insightful and helpful for (i.a.) training my S1 to enjoy steering towards Hard Parts. I’m guessing they could be helpful to many other people too.