I’m Elizabeth.You may remember me from such series as Epistemic Spot Checks and the LessWrong Covid Effort, but for the last year my main focus has been developing a method for Knowledge Bootstrapping- going from 0 to 1 in an unfamiliar field without undue deference to credentialism. I’m at the stage where I have a system that works well for me, and I’ve gotten feedback from a few other people about what works and doesn’t work for them, but there’s a long way to go. A lot of my knowledge is implicit and not explained on the page, plus I am only one person; what works for me will not translate perfectly for every human. So I’m looking for test subjects.
One particular part of my method is breaking down one large question into many smaller questions. This has several purposes: it forces you to clarify what you actually care about, and makes it more obvious what information is relevant. I describe this process and the reasoning behind it here, but not very well. I’m looking for test subjects that have a research question, and would like to practice breaking it down into smaller questions, with the goal of refining the technique and my teaching of it.
What This Looks Like
Come up with a question you might like to research.
You book a phone call with me via calendly, or email me at elizabeth -at- acesounderglass.com to set up a time.
We discuss your question in an attempt to break it down into smaller parts.
I sure hope some people actually go off and research the new questions but there’s no commitment required to do so.
What Are the Expected Outcomes?
You will have a better understanding of what you actually want to know and will be better positioned to find answers.
You will be better able to break down your next research question, without me.
I will make some of my metis on breaking down questions more explicit.
I will become better at teaching the technique of breaking down questions.
I learn techniques from you I couldn’t have learned on my own.
I’m Elizabeth.You may remember me from such series as Epistemic Spot Checks and the LessWrong Covid Effort, but for the last year my main focus has been developing a method for Knowledge Bootstrapping- going from 0 to 1 in an unfamiliar field without undue deference to credentialism. I’m at the stage where I have a system that works well for me, and I’ve gotten feedback from a few other people about what works and doesn’t work for them, but there’s a long way to go. A lot of my knowledge is implicit and not explained on the page, plus I am only one person; what works for me will not translate perfectly for every human. So I’m looking for test subjects.
One particular part of my method is breaking down one large question into many smaller questions. This has several purposes: it forces you to clarify what you actually care about, and makes it more obvious what information is relevant. I describe this process and the reasoning behind it here, but not very well. I’m looking for test subjects that have a research question, and would like to practice breaking it down into smaller questions, with the goal of refining the technique and my teaching of it.
What This Looks Like
Come up with a question you might like to research.
You book a phone call with me via calendly, or email me at elizabeth -at- acesounderglass.com to set up a time.
We discuss your question in an attempt to break it down into smaller parts.
I sure hope some people actually go off and research the new questions but there’s no commitment required to do so.
What Are the Expected Outcomes?
You will have a better understanding of what you actually want to know and will be better positioned to find answers.
You will be better able to break down your next research question, without me.
I will make some of my metis on breaking down questions more explicit.
I will become better at teaching the technique of breaking down questions.
I learn techniques from you I couldn’t have learned on my own.