Richard Feynman Quotes on Thinking
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The chance is high that the truth lies in the fashionable direction. But, on the off chance that it is in another direction - a direction obvious from an unfashionable view of field theory - who will find it? Only someone who has sacrificed himself by teaching himself quantum electrodynamics from a peculiar and unfashionable point of view; one that he may have to invent for himself.
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We can't define anything precisely. If we attempt to, we get into that paralysis of thought that comes to philosophers: one saying to the other: 'you don't know what you are talking about!'. The second one says: 'what do you mean by talking? What do you mean by you? What do you mean by know?'
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The Feynman Problem-Solving Algorithm: (1) write down the problem; (2) think very hard; (3) write down the answer.