lookin' good

Shaun Oliver shauno at goanna.net.au
Sat Aug 18 07:34:53 EDT 2001


I love that chuck.
hey? how do you get that pom to appear as your signature? and just outa
interest, how much experience have you had with programming in general?
but as for the part about doing your homework before you attack a problem,
I couldn't agree more.


shaun..

FEAR: Fear attracts the fearful, the strong, the weak, the innocent, the
corrupt
. FEAR: Fear is my alli.

On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Charles Hallenbeck wrote:

> It is helpful to remember that there are four steps to solving difficult
> problems: application, incubation, inspiration, and verification.
> 
> 1. Application: work your butt off, burn the midnight candle, hit the
> books, try everything you can think of;
> 2. Incubation: Take a break, sleep on it, do something else, be good to
> your spouse for a change!
> 3. Inspiration: AH HA! Eureka! Why didn't I think of that sooner? How
> obvious! I am so clever I really feel stupid!
> 4. Verification: Better try out your brilliant fix, maybe you overlooked
> something, put your money where your mouth is, maybe you are not as bright
> as you thought you were in step 3, but just maybe you really are.
> 
> Danger danger danger!!! Steps 1 and 4 are hard work and must not be
> skipped. It does not do you any good to sleep on it if you have not done
> your homework, and sometimes a brilliant idea that comes to you in a dream
> is really not that brilliant when you put it to the test, so ALWAYS put
> it to the test in the cold light of day.
> 
> 
> Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh 
> The Moon is Waning Crescent (1% of Full)
> 
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