Intuition can give us a rough sense of how much a constraint idea limits the size of the search space, and how likely it is to be valid.
The right way to go is to brainstorm a large number of possible constraint ideas, and use intuition to prioritize them for proof and eventual rollout of a solution.
The wrong way to go is to jump straight from idea to proof, or even worse straight from idea to execution, as happened in Pearson’s case. What leads us down this false path? Mathematical symbols, famous names, being a tall person with a deep voice, you know the drill.
Intuition can give us a rough sense of how much a constraint idea limits the size of the search space, and how likely it is to be valid.
The right way to go is to brainstorm a large number of possible constraint ideas, and use intuition to prioritize them for proof and eventual rollout of a solution.
The wrong way to go is to jump straight from idea to proof, or even worse straight from idea to execution, as happened in Pearson’s case. What leads us down this false path? Mathematical symbols, famous names, being a tall person with a deep voice, you know the drill.