Quoting a researcher: "If you knew what you were doing, it would not be research." (Daniel Lemire, while talking about research grant proposals.)

> 1. I can articulate precisely what problem I am trying to solve.

You can read this in multiple ways, but I'm reading it as: "I'm not participating in the process of figuring out which problems we can solve. I will only ask for clarification of your intent, never try something on my own."