“Working backwards” type thinking is indeed a skill! I find it plausible a PhD is a good place to do this. I also think there might be other good ways to practice it, like for example seeking out the people who seem to be best at this and trying to work with them.
+1 on this same type of thinking being applicable to gathering resources. I don’t see any structural differences between these domains.
“Working backwards” type thinking is indeed a skill! I find it plausible a PhD is a good place to do this. I also think there might be other good ways to practice it, like for example seeking out the people who seem to be best at this and trying to work with them.
+1 on this same type of thinking being applicable to gathering resources. I don’t see any structural differences between these domains.