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They say that solving someone else's problem helps you think abstractly . But why do you have to use tricks to think abstractly ? why not just do so on purpose
by petra 10y ago
They say that solving someone else's problem helps you think abstractly . But why do you have to use tricks to think abstractly ? why not just do so on purpose ? intentionally ?
- mkagenius 10y agoIts just the way our mind works, it gets kind of tired doing the task you _have_ to do. That's why people like doing "side projects". It gives them a kick out of thinking in new ways.
- MichaelGG 10y agoBecause our brains are rather busted hardware for which abstract thought is a last-minute feature.
- grzm 10y agoThe mind isn't as rational or straightforward as we would perhaps prefer. You can look at phenomena like split-brain studies to see just how bizarre it can be.[0] I'm not saying the split-brain stuff is comparable or useful in this particular situation. It's just the first concrete example of surprising, non-intuitive mind behavior I thought of. Figuring out what tricks work can help us leverage these behaviors in ways that are useful. And maybe we'll learn how to get the benefits in a more direct manner, intentionally. [0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-brain https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-brain