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by amelius
3369 days ago
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> Now I can independently expand on my own ideas, and reject unpromising ones. Unpromising in what sense? Unpromising for you personally, or for the greater good of humanity? Research always comes with a risk. It is called "re-search" and not "re-find" for a reason. You can learn some heuristics that will help you explore, but it is certainly no guarantee for finding anything. |
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Agree. Those heuristics were precisely what I was alluding to. It is all about how you explore that space. The best researchers have an amazing ability to intuitively ascertain promising directions. Many smart folks I know constantly spin their wheels working on problems that are intractable.
To me, that ability is the principle value add of a senior PI (aside from funding, of course!)