CynicalOptimist comments on Talking Snakes: A Cautionary Tale - Less Wrong

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Comment author: CCC 10 May 2016 12:11:41PM 1 point [-]

Never underestimate the utility of properly describing a problem. I've found that it's really amazing how often, by the time you've figured out what question you really want to ask to solve the problem, you're already most of the way to the answer...

Comment author: CynicalOptimist 10 May 2016 09:14:13PM 0 points [-]

I think this is the basis of good Business Analysis. A field I'm intending to move into.

It's the very essence of "Hold off on proposing solutions".