JGWeissman comments on The Graviton as Aether - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JGWeissman 05 March 2010 04:54:58AM 2 points [-]

(which you'll be unable to explain clearly to anyone who doesn't get it, of course)

Seriously. Apparently, I wrote the key insight she needed (not knowing that it was the missing insight), but she didn't click on it the first time, and then, as I am asking questions to try to narrow down what the confusion is, something I said, as a side effect, prompted her to read that insight again and she got it. Now, how can one systematically replicate a win like that?

Comment author: RobinZ 05 March 2010 12:07:31PM 3 points [-]

Be polite and patient when people are confused?

Comment author: JGWeissman 05 March 2010 04:30:19PM 1 point [-]

Well, that is important. But that is more part of not automatically failing, than actually making progress towards dispelling the confusion.

Comment author: RobinZ 05 March 2010 07:04:40PM 0 points [-]

Lacking understanding, that's the best advice I can give.