One that I sometimes forget, usually by encountering a potential path to an answer and quickly switching into short-term investigation mode:
Estimate the value of obtaining an answer and consider whether that would be worth the time/energy investment. The hard question may sound interesting in an attention-grabbing way, but one’s level of fascination moments after hearing it may be a poor indicator of a solutions’ actual value.
One that I sometimes forget, usually by encountering a potential path to an answer and quickly switching into short-term investigation mode:
Estimate the value of obtaining an answer and consider whether that would be worth the time/energy investment. The hard question may sound interesting in an attention-grabbing way, but one’s level of fascination moments after hearing it may be a poor indicator of a solutions’ actual value.