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J.E. Littlewood on the conditions of our best work
There’s an essay by J.E. Littlewood called The Mathematician’s Art of Work that I return to over and over, because it paints this fascinating picture of what it’s like to become really interested in the conditions under which you do good work. The essay is set in Cambridge, and Littlewood tells the story of his…
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Debate as a method for thinking
What is the value of debate beyond social and intellectual contest? Debate can become a method that we deliberately use to build a more generative relationship with ideas. Today I want to talk about how we build good arguments. Bo Seo is a former world debating champion. He is a Harvard debate coach and is…