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Re:Ask HN: How to get better at higher level thinking? by ge96 on Saturday January 28, 2023 @02:56AM (#34556015)
Yeah I have a problem of burning hours due to getting stuck/trying something over and over.

Reflecting is good. It would be nice if it wasn't a shame obsession.

Also yeah you do want to ask questions ideally before days are spent. But I wanted to do it myself.

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Re:Ask HN: How to get better at higher level thinking? by sargstuff on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:40AM (#34596474)
So, take the anthology approach.

"Surfaces and Essesnces, Anthology as the fuel and fire of thinking" by Dougalas Hofstadter & Emmanuel Sander.

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Re:Ask HN: How to get better at higher level thinking? by sargstuff on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @11:19AM (#34597128)
Learn how to drink prune juice like a Klingon? [1]

[1] http://www.startrek.com/database_article/prune-juice

    http://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Prune_juice
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