>When you approach a problem, you should do it in a way that mirrors the scientific method.
I find this fascinating. We've had centuries of great scientists solving difficult problems but we don't really know how people perceive problems in the first place. It isn't a trivial skill: many people apparently can't see them. They become distressed when a contradiction between accepted ideas is pointed out and usually try to jump to a non-solution. Yet a few, e.g. Professors and PhD supervisors, can reliably identify subtle and important problems. Even if they can't solve them.
>When you approach a problem, you should do it in a way that mirrors the scientific method.
I find this fascinating. We've had centuries of great scientists solving difficult problems but we don't really know how people perceive problems in the first place. It isn't a trivial skill: many people apparently can't see them. They become distressed when a contradiction between accepted ideas is pointed out and usually try to jump to a non-solution. Yet a few, e.g. Professors and PhD supervisors, can reliably identify subtle and important problems. Even if they can't solve them.