Nah I want him to do slightly less of what he does and slightly more of trying to keep up with research, because I think it would make his communication more able to land for technical people. This is not a fully general request, I think he has a specific blind spot about underrating the value of skimming technical work that isn’t immediately obviously relevant or is in the wrong ontology to immediately weigh on what he’s doing. And generally keeping up with subfields that feel like they should produce relevant insights even if they haven’t. Being able to speak their latest language when telling them why one thinks they’re making a mistake.
It is a somewhat general claim, this is just an example. But like, I’d hope for a specific kind of research flavor curiosity to come from being slightly more humble.
Nah I want him to do slightly less of what he does and slightly more of trying to keep up with research, because I think it would make his communication more able to land for technical people. This is not a fully general request, I think he has a specific blind spot about underrating the value of skimming technical work that isn’t immediately obviously relevant or is in the wrong ontology to immediately weigh on what he’s doing. And generally keeping up with subfields that feel like they should produce relevant insights even if they haven’t. Being able to speak their latest language when telling them why one thinks they’re making a mistake.
It is a somewhat general claim, this is just an example. But like, I’d hope for a specific kind of research flavor curiosity to come from being slightly more humble.
Oh I see. Not only do I agree, but I think this would actually get upvotes.