Difference between revisions of "Serendipity"
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| + | === Under-investigated niche areas === | ||
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| + | Finding and then looking in areas where (for whatever reasons) noone else has looked yet | ||
| + | * The pleasant => [[Low hanging fruit]] – some of them serendipitous | ||
| + | * The hardships => Lack of existing vocabulary, lack of existing communication channels for the uncovered new ideas, ... | ||
| + | Example areas known by the author: | ||
| + | * [[Atomically precise manufacturing]] aimed at [[gemstone metamaterial technology]] | ||
| + | * [[Future of coding]] research and development | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:37, 16 July 2021
An unplanned fortunate discovery
Having and seeking a wide area of knowledge might increase chances of running across serendipitous discoveries.
E.g. There must have been serendipitous moments in the uncovering of the
Curry-Howards-Lambeck correspondence that links propositional logic, type theory, and category theory.
(And has as it turned out very big relevancy in purely functional programming).
Contents
Related
Under-investigated niche areas
Finding and then looking in areas where (for whatever reasons) noone else has looked yet
- The pleasant => Low hanging fruit – some of them serendipitous
- The hardships => Lack of existing vocabulary, lack of existing communication channels for the uncovered new ideas, ...
Example areas known by the author:
- Atomically precise manufacturing aimed at gemstone metamaterial technology
- Future of coding research and development
External links
- Wikipedia: Serendipity
Having and seeking a wide area of knowledge
- Generalist – tendentially negative connotation
- Jack of all trades (but master of none)
This can be turned around though:
"Jack of all trades, and master of none, but better at all, than nigh everyone."
- Polymath – very positive connotation
- T-shaped_skills – also Pi-shaped skills – this seems like a case of shelving people to much
- 2009-05-27 How to Learn About Everything (From Eric K. Drexlers metamodern blog – internetarchive)
