How to do things if you're not that smart and don't have any talent

Re:How to do things if you're not that smart and don't have ... by Jensson on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @08:29AM (#39189848)

That jives very well with the first point:

"Be audacious. Most people who are talented or smart are scared of doing things."

In general smart people want to understand what they are doing before they do it. This means you can often beat them at a task by simply doing without understanding, which is why General Kurt told us to be wary about such people.

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Re:How to do things if you're not that smart and don't have ... by nine_k on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @08:45AM (#39190017)

Doing without understanding usually misses some "obvious" detail, and that makes the whole thing a lot less useful, if not harmful.

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Re:How to do things if you're not that smart and don't have ... by mistermann on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @09:14AM (#39190316)

A concrete but flawed implementation can also be an excellent catalyst for brighter minds, gives them something newer to focus on, discuss, iterate on, etc.

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Re:How to do things if you're not that smart and don't have ... by rgavuliak on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @09:18AM (#39190360)

Yeah, I've seen too many bs created by people that thought they were much smarter than in reality.

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Re:How to do things if you're not that smart and don't have ... by Charlie_32 on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @05:14AM (#39202038)

The, refactor the entire codebase without asking to, type people

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