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Richard Hamming: You and Your Research
- edw519 18y agoAhh, this is the basis for part of my favorite pg essay, "Good and Bad Procrastination". http://paulgraham.com/procrastination.html http://paulgraham.com/procrastination.html pg condensed Hammings 3 questions into one: What's the best thing you could be working on, and why aren't you? I haven't used a "to do list" since. I keep working on my most important thing and when I'm done, I just pop the stack. What a difference.
- maurycy 18y agoPosted already twice: http://searchyc.com/submissions/you+and+your+research http://searchyc.com/submissions/you+and+your+research
- DaniFong 18y agoAh. Sorry about that. I don't like to dupe. On the other hand, I think this is worth rereading. But I understand if that makes for a more boring reading list.
- dangoldin 18y agoI'm glad you posted this. I doubt I would have found the original. For the really good stuff it doesn't hurt to repost.
- mstoehr 18y agoI agree. I mean human minds usually forget things unless they're reminded more than once.
- mleonhard 18y agoI re-read Hamming's inspiring article every 6 months. It's given me a lot of courage.
- sebg 18y agoWhat would you guys/girls say are the important problems to be solved in the space Hacker News covers?