Getting around having to solve the hard parts of a problem entirely and still getting to the correct solution is what I’d generally consider an intelligent approach.
Sure, it might feel a lot less satisfying than actually figuring out all the details, but it is goal-oriented and I’d say goal-oriented thinking is very encouraged on a “time-limited you only have one try to get it right”- problem.
I suppose this actually raises the question which shortcuts are allowed and which are likely to cause issues later if not figured out at the start since there were ways around having to do that.
Either way, I interpret the existence of a tight time span as: “You don’t get to figure out every detail of this problem.”
My takeaway is that the metaphorical style points only start mattering AFTER you have any valid solution at all.
Getting around having to solve the hard parts of a problem entirely and still getting to the correct solution is what I’d generally consider an intelligent approach.
Sure, it might feel a lot less satisfying than actually figuring out all the details, but it is goal-oriented and I’d say goal-oriented thinking is very encouraged on a “time-limited you only have one try to get it right”- problem.
I suppose this actually raises the question which shortcuts are allowed and which are likely to cause issues later if not figured out at the start since there were ways around having to do that.
Either way, I interpret the existence of a tight time span as: “You don’t get to figure out every detail of this problem.”
My takeaway is that the metaphorical style points only start mattering AFTER you have any valid solution at all.