You removed reference to “get stronger” so that no longer applies.
I think you have a point about whether one can know if something is impossible. Also, even if you can’t think of a solution, the attempt may allow you to solve some lesser problems.
I was doing a search for people on LessWrong saying “is impossible” so I could come up with some other examples of how thinking things are impossible is biased by coming up with ways to do them. I was surprised to see you say the same thing as I did! No wonder this thread attracted your attention. (:
I almost put your comment in the quotes discussion, before realizing that LW comments are forbidden for some reason. (:
Any ideas for how to make this thread more successful?
You removed reference to “get stronger” so that no longer applies.
I think you have a point about whether one can know if something is impossible. Also, even if you can’t think of a solution, the attempt may allow you to solve some lesser problems.
Thanks for the feedback. Look what I found. Love it.
I was doing a search for people on LessWrong saying “is impossible” so I could come up with some other examples of how thinking things are impossible is biased by coming up with ways to do them. I was surprised to see you say the same thing as I did! No wonder this thread attracted your attention. (:
I almost put your comment in the quotes discussion, before realizing that LW comments are forbidden for some reason. (:
Any ideas for how to make this thread more successful?