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Yeah, it's hard not to see some truth in what Murray Gell-Mann said, which is that he spent as much time trying to come up with stories about himself as he did
by dralley 2y ago
Yeah, it's hard not to see some truth in what Murray Gell-Mann said, which is that he spent as much time trying to come up with stories about himself as he did working.
Also while breaking the rules might be fun, lockpicking desks & sending coded messages out of Los Alamos "for fun" is maybe not for the best.
- wholinator2 2y agoIt wasn't for the worst either. Frankly i think it's essential for people to have experience in some mischeviety. Hacker mindset, etc, etc. I've joined a PhD program recently and you can really tell who's never done anything but study.
- dralley 2y agoYeah but most PhD programs aren't the Manhattan Project.
- memhole 2y agoI would agree. I think at least in some fields a certain cleverness is needed. Mathematics is all about being clever and testing assumptions as an example.
- Xelynega 2y agoYou should read some of the more egregious stories that have been published with his blessing. It's not just "experience in mischeveity", it's "being a general nuisance, then everyone clapped"