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5/ In fact I'd say most log jams in my progress in research revolve around allowing ego to take over rather than being disciplined about following the evidence. In particular, clever theories of mine are particularly difficult to discard when the evidence just doesn't pan out.
6/ I'm just putting this all out there in case anybody feels weird/alone/stupid about running into these same situations.
Thanks for this.
When do you reach the decision that you are "wrong"? I guess there is always the possibility that you are, in fact, right but haven't found the correct solution/method/results to prove it. I struggle to decide if I am flogging a dead horse or just need to step away & rethink
Oh man that gets tricky. I basically have to always keep any conclusion as tentative- including conclusions about being wrong! Because sometimes I’m wrong about being wrong and that’s when you truly feel like a crazy person.
Thanks, I think this can help me a lot in the future.
The truth here is that it takes naivety and hubris to make outstanding progress. Depth first search is the winning strategy. Only the lucky ones take the right path. Only in hindsight do we declare them as geniuses.
If you want tenure, play safe. If you want immortality, then swing for the fences.
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