If you had asked me when I was younger to to make a list of valuable skills, I probably wouldn't have included the ability to notice anomalies, but I'm increasingly convinced this is one of the most valuable skills of all.
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If I ask what the difference is between this and the skills I would have listed, it's that the latter were taught (or at least measured) in school. But how could you teach noticing anomalies in a way that could be turned into a grade?
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As soon as I asked that question, I realized you probably could teach noticing anomalies, if you taught essay writing properly instead of teaching it as a bad imitation of research on English literature (http://paulgraham.com/essay.html ).
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I.e. if you taught people to write "essays" in the original sense/meaning of the word.
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That’s like a hash function!
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Plagiarism is a perennial issue that I think is an expected symptom related to this. Too often I see the structure of arguments emphasized over the acts of observation, citation, analysis etc. which include anomaly detection. The process should be emphasized before the prose.
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What are the top skills needed in adult life that are not thought systematically in school? Here is my list: 1) Story telling / persuasion 2) Taking ownership / Task completion 3) Pattern recognition / Noticing Anomalies What else?
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Write some more on this please? I am really Keen to read where you are going with this.
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It’s quite fun to read your essays (especially the essay on essays) backwards. Like, pick a section, say “Observation” and read last para first. I don’t know why it’s fun though.
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I actually had an 8th grade English teacher argue that the ability to identify anomalies is the hallmark of genius. Believe it’s harder than most think. If taught formally, high risk you’d end up with a nation of QC inspectors rather than innovators.
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IMHO, anomaly detection is as much an ability to frame the world from a different perspective as it is a skill to notice weirdness. I suspect learning to communicate differences in perspectives well to others and finding ways to differentiate your perspective is synergistic.
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I find it fascinating how you’re one of the few people who can look back at what you wrote 15+ years ago and NOT cringe. (Not implying it deserves cringe - your thoughts are great) But why do you think this is Paul? I couldn’t share what I wrote 1 year ago without cringing
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Do you have this feeling towards certain essays? Why do you think others often find their work from 15 years ago so cringey now?
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