I love these techniques and can’t wait to try them out. Would you consider putting in an abstract with the 4 techniques? You could even throw in the one-sentence summaries from ScottL so that other readers can quickly get the gist before delving in further.
Can you point me to a post on LW that is laid out in the style that you propose? This could give me a better vision of it.
Also, don’t you think my techniques might sound a little kooky without context? I worry that, as openers, they might be more off-putting than inviting.
Hmm. I see your points. I’ll try to structure future articles so that an above-the-fold abstract structure will work better, but I’m not convinced that my present post is long enough or self-evident enough to support it—at least not without an extensive rewrite. What I think I’ll do this weekend is add an Exercises section at the bottom with the techniques in concise form. Thanks!
I love these techniques and can’t wait to try them out. Would you consider putting in an abstract with the 4 techniques? You could even throw in the one-sentence summaries from ScottL so that other readers can quickly get the gist before delving in further.
I’m glad you liked the article.
Can you point me to a post on LW that is laid out in the style that you propose? This could give me a better vision of it.
Also, don’t you think my techniques might sound a little kooky without context? I worry that, as openers, they might be more off-putting than inviting.
Here’s an article that has an abstract in the first paragraph (although it’d be nice if it were called out as such), and a table of contents.
http://lesswrong.com/lw/md2/the_brain_as_a_universal_learning_machine/
[Added the Exercises section. I think the article is definitely better for it. Thanks for the advice.]
Hmm. I see your points. I’ll try to structure future articles so that an above-the-fold abstract structure will work better, but I’m not convinced that my present post is long enough or self-evident enough to support it—at least not without an extensive rewrite. What I think I’ll do this weekend is add an Exercises section at the bottom with the techniques in concise form. Thanks!