At first glance the Feynman Algorithm is funny, but it also encodes a lot of wisdom about how to go about problem solving. For example, I've noticed that often

At first glance the Feynman Algorithm is funny, but it also encodes a lot of wisdom about how to go about problem solving. For example, I've noticed that oftentimes when people get stuck solving a problem it's because they tried to move to step 2 or 3 without first completing step 1.