4 ms·
I call it the House method :) You bring a detailed problem and break it down, and talk about it to someone else (who often isn't qualified to answer your quest
by confluence 14y ago
I call it the House method :)
You bring a detailed problem and break it down, and talk about it to someone else (who often isn't qualified to answer your questions due to knowledge/time constraints) - and in doing so - resolve the problem by challenging one's own assumptions.
This was effectively how every House episode was resolved.
- bbrizzi 14y agoWhen I'm stuck on a problem for way too long, I start typing it out in Stack Overflow. Usually by the time I'm done describing it, I've already solved it.
- restlessmedia 14y agoI've lost count the amount of times I've done that. Also, I'm probably the top of the pops in answer replies to my own questions.
- junto 14y agoI also feel guilty when I do this, but at least the answer helps others who might have the same question.
- autotravis 14y agoI think stackoverflow encourages[1] this, so no need to feel guilty. 1. http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/07/its-ok-to-ask-and-answer-your-own-questions/ http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/07/its-ok-to-ask-and-answ...
- troebr 14y agoHaha, we called it the House method too, we ended up making a cardboard humanoid for when nobody was available.