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TODO “Systematically work through the background material”
Cf. Why I Keep A Research Blog/Learning with Intention
TODO “Flank the problem”
Cf. Why I Keep A Research Blog/Flanking the Problem
Hard problems are intimidating; and I often do not know where to start and am worried that I will waste my time. Writing blog posts about the larger context of a problem is my way of flanking it, of head faking myself about what I am actually doing. This lowers the psychological stakes because, rather than directly attacking the problem, I am producing something that I know will be valuable either way. Research often amounts to long-term gambles. As a junior researcher, I try to mitigate my risk exposure by working on small, promising problems with guidance from my advisor and senior lab members. However, writing is my other way of mitigating risk. If my current project were to fail, the directed and intentional process of systematically attacking the background material will have prepared me well for the next problem.
tl;dr:
- write about a hard problem rather than be intimidated away from approaching it directly
- mitigate your time risk by using writing to produce something of value & retain baseline knowledge even if the “main” topic turns out to be a wash
