1/ For every idea I have that actually works when researching and developing DeOldify, many, many more fail. One of the most important skills I've had to develop over the past year which is very different from software engineering is getting used to being wrong as the norm.
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2/ It's one thing to be wrong occasionally (as in software engineering) and to swallow your pride, correct course and move on. But having that be the norm can really be demoralizing.
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3/ It's tempting to fall in love with ideas and to start looking for evidence that you're right (confirmation bias) instead of trying to uncover the very likely scenario that you're wrong. This is a constant battle for me. I'd imagine this is true for others as well.
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Tweet (1) is explained by the fact that you're not doing engineering anymore... It's one of the biggest signs that you've stepped into the room just next to it: science. In fact, tweet (2) is the only thing I need to know to say you're doing science
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I've made that my pinned tweet because it helps me letting go when I really wished my theory was true but it's clearly wrong; and it helps me understand the "why" when I read about people purposefully doing bad science.
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Other things that help: - Knowing that every time you're wrong you've also learned something unexpected - Knowing that every *successive* time you're wrong makes it less likely than anyone else knows the right answer: you're going further into untrodden territory
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Man this is all really great advice. In particular- paying attention to the unexpected really pays off. I've stumbled my way to these same exact conclusions but it probably would have been easier with a mentor.
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We all go through this. (You wouldn't guess because people rarely publish/talk about null results...) Only we typically need 2 to 5+ years with mentoring to get used to it. It only took you one year, and without a mentor: you're doing great!
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