[extropy-chat] Beginners Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize - by Nobel Laureate

[Brett Paatsch]

The linked article, entitled Theoretical creation
of a worldbeater, is an editted extract of the book
The Beginners Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize
 by Peter Doherty.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16393063%255E30417,00.html

Peter Dohery won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 
1996 for discovering the nature of cellular immune
defence.


Here's an 18 point summary of the article:

1) Try to solve major problems and make really big discoveries

2) Be realistic and play to your strengths

3) Acquire the basic skills and work with the right people

4) Learn to write clearly and concisely

5) Work in an appropriate field

6) Find and cultivate your true passion

7) Focus and don't be a dilettante

8) Be selective about where you work

9) Value evidence and learn to see what is in front of your nose

10) Think outside the box

11) Talk about the problem

12) Tell the truth

13) Be generous and culturally aware

14) Be persistent and tenacious, but be prepared to fail

15) Your time is precious

16) Avoid prestigious administrative roles

17) Take care of yourself and live a long time

18) Have fun, behave like a winner

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Perhaps posting/reading the ExI chat list could help
with points 1, 4,  9, 10, and 11. Perhaps 5, 7, and 15
could be read as cautions against do just that. 

Brett Paatsch
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