- Adding is favoured over subtracting in problem solving. A series of problem-solving experiments reveal that people are more likely to consider solutions that add features than solutions that remove them, even when removing features is more efficient. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03380-y 3 comments science
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- We instinctively add on new features and fixes. Why don’t we subtract instead? - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/04/15/psychology-innovation-subtraction-addition/ 21 comments
- People are bad at spotting simple solutions to problems | New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/2273931-people-are-bad-at-spotting-simple-solutions-to-problems/?amp%3Butm_campaign=echobox&%3Butm_medium=social&%3Butm_source=twitter#echobox=1617949092 15 comments
- Bureaucratic psychosis - by Adam Mastroianni https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/bureaucratic-psychosis 3 comments
- Our Brain Typically Overlooks This Brilliant Problem-Solving Strategy - Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/our-brain-typically-overlooks-this-brilliant-problem-solving-strategy/ 2 comments
- Seven Varieties of Stupidity - by Ian Leslie - The Ruffian https://ianleslie.substack.com/p/seven-varieties-of-stupidity 0 comments
- To get more done, do less - by Joachim Klement https://klementoninvesting.substack.com/p/to-get-more-done-do-less 0 comments
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