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by npsimons 4118 days ago
Should one go to a conference with no plan? Maybe - if it's a change of pace and a good conference, it will probably do one good (ie, maybe not having a plan will force one to think on their feet and make snap decisions on which tracks to go to). On the other hand, should one do anything "non-deliberately"[1]? Probably not. Ideally, one should always be thinking critically, analyzing, learning, making connections. Conferences just highlight this fact because they are high cost and high opportunity.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_%28book%29