Dorikka comments on Scientific Self-Help: The State of Our Knowledge - Less Wrong

138 Post author: lukeprog 20 January 2011 08:44PM

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Comment author: Dorikka 20 January 2011 09:13:51PM 0 points [-]

Handle papers and emails only once. Tackle one task at a time, and group similar tasks together.

(emphasis mine)

I find this surprising, since what I've heard regarding writing papers suggests that it's better to spin out a draft and then review it later (more times for longer/more important papers.) Could you elaborate on this?

Comment author: TheOtherDave 20 January 2011 09:17:45PM 3 points [-]

I think the intended reading here is not academic papers, but paperwork -- bills, forms, letters, etc. Pick it up, do what you gotta do, put it where it goes, and never look at it again.

Comment author: lukeprog 20 January 2011 09:27:00PM 1 point [-]

TheOtherDave is correct. I've updated my wording; hopefully it's more clear now.

Comment author: Dorikka 20 January 2011 11:24:56PM 1 point [-]

Thanks.

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