Ask HN: Advice for when thinking about a problem for longer than is needed

Re:Ask HN: Advice for when thinking about a problem for long... by pkoird on Monday June 26, 2023 @12:32PM (#36482010)

To mimic a famous stoic quote:

God, grant me the insight to discover the optimal, diligence to work on the feasible, and wisdom to know the difference.

You clearly have the first. What do you think you miss? The second or the third?

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Re:Ask HN: Advice for when thinking about a problem for long... by LegoZombieKing on Monday June 26, 2023 @06:25PM (#36486694)

Thanks! I appreciate the adaptation of the quote.

I probably need to be more diligent in working on the feasible. I think my default is to assume everything must be optimized, and not that everything could just ‘be done’.

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Re:Ask HN: Advice for when thinking about a problem for long... by pkoird on Monday June 26, 2023 @07:43PM (#36487328)

> I think my default is to assume everything must be optimized, and not that everything could just ‘be done’.

This is a number 3 problem.

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