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Your comment reminds me of the Feynman Algorithm [0], which is pure gold: 1. Write down the problem. 2. Think real hard. 3. Write down the solution. "The Fe

Your comment reminds me of the Feynman Algorithm [0], which is pure gold: 1. Write down the problem. 2. Think real hard. 3. Write down the solution. "The Feynman algorithm was facetiously suggested by Murray Gell-Mann, a colleague of Feynman, in a New York Times interview." [0]: http://wiki.c2.com/?FeynmanAlgorithm http://wiki.c2.com/?FeynmanAlgorithm

chairmanwow 9y ago
I think I might start suggesting this to my coworkers + friends.
- wiz21c 9y ago
  Not everybody can do that. Note that there's no loop between 2 and 3.
  - akvadrako 9y ago
    There is obviously a missing step though, which is to break the problem down into manageable chunks. That's the only way anyone can do it.
    - Klockan 9y ago
      That's a part of step 2.
    - boomlinde 9y ago
      Perhaps considered a natural effect of thinking hard about it
yxhuvud 9y ago
Reminds me of a math teacher I had who had the following on some of his exams: "Guidance: Think". The same math teacher also had at least one exam where all the correct answers except one happened to be exactly 3.
tlb 9y ago
Writing down the problem is a very important step that people often omit.