How to be a -10x Engineer

Re:How to be a -10x Engineer by cratermoon on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:31AM (#35440244)

> "you know those sorts of geniuses that are so far ahead of everyone else that they can't even explain things, and no one else can quite understand it?"

Richard Feynman was certainly a genius and he was well-known for his ability to explain complex topics in ways laypeople could grasp.

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Re:How to be a -10x Engineer by denton-scratch on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:41AM (#35440403)

I don't believe a fellow is clever, unless he can explain his clever thoughts clearly. Feynman was seriously clever.

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Re:How to be a -10x Engineer by mynameisvlad on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:56AM (#35440665)

Yep, someone smart enough to come up with something should also be smart enough to be able to break down and explain what he came up with.

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Re:How to be a -10x Engineer by digging on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:05AM (#35440842)

Totally agreed. I don't trust smart people who can't explain their ideas. It's not that I don't think they're right, it's that I don't think it's a good business idea to operate on faith. But also, being able to break a concept down increases the smart person's level of comprehension of their ideas - it's not only proof, it has tangible benefit.

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Re:How to be a -10x Engineer by arcanemachiner on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:55AM (#35441650)

"If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself." - Albert Einstein*

*I'm skeptical of any quote attributed to Einstein, but Goodreads said it's by him.

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Re:How to be a -10x Engineer by elcritch on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @04:06PM (#35445199)

Pretty sure that one is from Feynman.

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