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trial/error vs theory/insight in work/academia [ffbebc56]

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  • commoncog.com/blog/chinese-businessmen-let-reality-be-the-teacher/
  • fractals of trial/error theory/insight paradigm

  • programming is trial/error as a skill, but theory/insight as a worker

    • That is, that trial & error is a superior strategy when i) you have randomness and ii) when you have convexity: that is, for any given decision you make, your positive outcomes outweigh your negative outcomes.
    • feedback loop is instantanous

    • take a hit and leave the game?

      • resiliance to failure is low

  • school is theory/insight as a worker, but trial/error as a skill

    • feedback loop is slow and possibly non-existant

      • i.e. how do you test out theories of history? of nationalism?
      • monographs based on a collection of ideas

    • take a hit and remain in the game

      • resiliance to failure is high