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> Consider the incorrect solution, and unless you can come up with something better, say nothing at all. I don't think this is a good conclusion. Some problems
by cle 5y ago
> Consider the incorrect solution, and unless you can come up with something better, say nothing at all.
I don't think this is a good conclusion. Some problems are just hard, and avoiding talking about hard problems because you don't have a solution is a great recipe for never solving hard problems.
Good communication skills can be helpful here. It's certainly possible to offer critical feedback without hurting peoples' feelings and without discouraging them. You can frame things to excite people about finding a difficult problem to solve, instead of sounding like a poo poo head.
I think this article is creating a false dichotomy. You can point out flaws in a constructive way, without destroying souls.