Soki comments on Compartmentalization in epistemic and instrumental rationality - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Soki 17 September 2010 09:44:50PM *  2 points [-]

Ask yourself what are the thrilling aspects of what you want to prove. Look for what you cannot explain, but feel is true.

I want to write a proof.

Before writing, you should be satisfied with your understanding of the problem. Try to find holes in it, as if you were a teacher reading some student work.

You should also ask yourself why you want to write a correct proof, and remember that a proof that is wrong is not a proof.