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Very much this. Also: knowledge production isn't a linear function of time. "If it takes one mathematician 12 months of work to prove a theorem, how long would
by dlss 11y ago
Very much this. Also: knowledge production isn't a linear function of time.
"If it takes one mathematician 12 months of work to prove a theorem, how long would it take 12 mathematicians?" ... probably 13 months :p
- Zigurd 11y agoThat would be true if each problem were unique, as it is in mathematics. FTA: > You can’t really stand out because most of what you’re doing does not require original thinking. So the only way you can distinguish yourself is by sheer endurance.