Serendipity - Revision history

Apm: /* Related */ added === Under-investigated niche areas ===

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Related: added === Under-investigated niche areas ===

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	* [[Discovered rather than invented]]		* [[Discovered rather than invented]]
	* [[Paradigm]] (?)		* [[Paradigm]] (?)

			=== 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 ==		== External links ==

Apm: /* External links */ added link to Erics blog page "How to Learn About Everything"

2021-07-16T14:29:07Z

External links: added link to Erics blog page "How to Learn About Everything"

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	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymath Polymath] – very positive connotation		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymath Polymath] – very positive connotation
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shaped_skills T-shaped_skills] – also Pi-shaped skills – this seems like a case of shelving people to much		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shaped_skills T-shaped_skills] – also Pi-shaped skills – this seems like a case of shelving people to much

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			* 2009-05-27 [https://web.archive.org/web/20160530150046/http://metamodern.com/2009/05/27/how-to-learn-about-everything/ How to Learn About Everything] (From Eric K. Drexlers metamodern blog – internetarchive)

Apm: basic page

2021-07-16T14:25:58Z

basic page

New page

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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]]).

== Related ==

* [[Discovered rather than invented]]
* [[Paradigm]] (?)

== External links ==

* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serendipity Serendipity]

=== Having and seeking a wide area of knowledge ===

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalist Generalist] – tendentially negative connotation
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_of_all_trades,_master_of_none 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."

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymath Polymath] – very positive connotation
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shaped_skills T-shaped_skills] – also Pi-shaped skills – this seems like a case of shelving people to much