Sure, this won’t always be a problem for everyone but I think it’s enough of a problem to write about. I worked with a participant at a CFAR workshop who had an explicit and strong aversion to writing anything down on paper and I suspect milder versions of that contribute to people not remembering to use paper. I often don’t use paper even though I put a giant open pad of paper on my desk specifically to use.
Ok, interesting! I’m updating towards that being a real thing, then.
(It wasn’t obvious from my reading the post that you had explicit evidence for the theory. It came across to me more as “the only thing I can think of”, or something like that.)
So, okay, I’m going to put some cards on the table. I think there are some bugs it’s possible to solve en masse by basically blasting people with poetry instead of explaining the mechanics of the bug and waiting for people to solve it themselves, so I’m experimenting with that approach to see where it goes. This is really not a collect-evidence-and-carefully-formulate-hypotheses sort of post, it is a direct I’m-going-to-try-to-tweak-you-now-and-if-it-works-great sort of post.
I want to show a lot of appreciation for being transparent about that. I also hope that eventually, for most things, we will have an explanation that combines motivation, koans/exercises and an accurate model of the situation. But it seems pretty sensible to start from any of those three points.
Then don’t use a giant open pad on your desk! Keep smallish heaps of almost-scraps that are perfectly nibbleable in strategic locations. My Mom’s Telephone Table was a compact breathing nightmare, but it worked for her.
Sure, this won’t always be a problem for everyone but I think it’s enough of a problem to write about. I worked with a participant at a CFAR workshop who had an explicit and strong aversion to writing anything down on paper and I suspect milder versions of that contribute to people not remembering to use paper. I often don’t use paper even though I put a giant open pad of paper on my desk specifically to use.
Ok, interesting! I’m updating towards that being a real thing, then.
(It wasn’t obvious from my reading the post that you had explicit evidence for the theory. It came across to me more as “the only thing I can think of”, or something like that.)
So, okay, I’m going to put some cards on the table. I think there are some bugs it’s possible to solve en masse by basically blasting people with poetry instead of explaining the mechanics of the bug and waiting for people to solve it themselves, so I’m experimenting with that approach to see where it goes. This is really not a collect-evidence-and-carefully-formulate-hypotheses sort of post, it is a direct I’m-going-to-try-to-tweak-you-now-and-if-it-works-great sort of post.
I want to show a lot of appreciation for being transparent about that. I also hope that eventually, for most things, we will have an explanation that combines motivation, koans/exercises and an accurate model of the situation. But it seems pretty sensible to start from any of those three points.
Welcome to the dark side!
Then don’t use a giant open pad on your desk! Keep smallish heaps of almost-scraps that are perfectly nibbleable in strategic locations. My Mom’s Telephone Table was a compact breathing nightmare, but it worked for her.