You and your research notes

https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/YouAndYourResearch.html

There are wavelengths that people cannot see, there are sounds that people cannot hear, and maybe computers have thoughts that people cannot think.

— Unknown

• Shannon information theory?
• Hired as a clerk for the computers of people like Feynman and Shannon. Kept asking 'why?'
• you must first tell yourself that you'd like to do something significant
• there is always repitition we see in people who make impacts, like Shannon. Partly luck but the only control we have over that is our circumstances
• great work is not just 'brains'; often the issue is with articulation, a lack of an ability to access the language and forum necessary to develop ideas
• once you've developed the courage to face - and solve - important problems, you can - he postulates that this will lead to a stream of successes if you stick to the method
• the best stem work is often done early in the career while the best literary work is often done late
• do not define your scale by the problems you've faced, Shannon error

Research times from @random_walker

Knowing lots of things isn't important. What is important is:

• Knowing what you know and don't.
• Being good at teaching what you know.
• Admitting when you're incorrect.
• Communicating uncertainty effectively.
• Spotting bullshit.
• Recognizing others with expertise.
• Recognizing different domains of expertise.
• Recognizing different kinds of expertise.
• Drawing from the expertise of others without deferring to authourity.
• Accepting the unknowable. Abstractions exist for a reason!