Paul Graham on Twitter: "@cdixon In my experience the key to the third step is to see the problem differently. In effect to refactor the spec."

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1. $‏ @jeffreycpacfa 11 Jul 2015
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  @cdixon @paulg [first principles] ... boil things down to the most fundamental truths…and then reason up-> @elonmuskhttps://blog.percolate.com/2014/05/first-principles-elon-musk-problem-solving/ …
  
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1. Gregory°‏ @gregykos 11 Jul 2015
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  @paulg @cdixon Some don't even recognize the problem! Some don't bother. Some try to solve it. Others smile and look forward to solve it.
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1. Delip Andra‏ @delip 11 Jul 2015
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  @paulg @cdixon As @claychristensen would say look at it a Job To Be Done :)!
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1. Bhanu Sharma‏ @bhanu 11 Jul 2015
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  @paulg @cdixon great makers fall in love with the problem and then make a love child. Most others marry the solution too early.
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1. Andrew Clark‏ @candrewclark 11 Jul 2015
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  @paulg @cdixon a little tilt can go a long way for the process
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1. Bopuc‏ @Bopuc 12 Jul 2015
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  @paulg @cdixon Break it down, Abstract it up, Figure it out, Try it on.
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