[Linkpost] The importance of stupidity in scientific research

The article is short enough - One page! - you should read it instead of the description that follows. One thing I appreciate about is that it covers just a subject, briefly, and does so well.

I'm not sure if I have the right to copy the article over, so I didn't. I came across a screenshot of it online, and looked up the source above.

This article is about how feeling stupid is a sign of ignorance, but it's something that happens when you're learning (e.g grad+), especially when you're working on projects to find out things that no else has yet. (e.g. PhD.)

At first I thought that on lesswrong, if someone was writing something like this, they'd probably make up some new words, or title it like: "The Feeling of Ignorance". I looked up the definition of stupidity to see what I could find, and have pasted some results below. "Following" denotes which line I chose to follow (a part of) by looking up the definition (of a word from that line).

Before getting to that, I am first pasting what I wrote after that:

I would also note that 'lacking good judgement' might be how someone might characterize themselves having been in hindsight, when they are no longer ignorant. This seems unavoidable when no one has the necessary knowledge.

I think the title as is, is a part of the piece addressing an issue, and have not altered it for that reason.

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stupidity
stoo͞-pĭd′ĭ-tē, styoo͞-
noun
The quality or condition of being stupid.
A stupid act, remark, or idea.
A state of stupor or stupefaction; torpidity of feeling or of mind.

Following 1:

stupid
stoo͞′pĭd, styoo͞′-
adjective
Slow to learn or understand; obtuse.
Tending to make poor decisions or careless mistakes.
Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless.

Following 3:

foolish
foo͞′lĭsh
adjective
Lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment; silly.
Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous.
Embarrassed; abashed.

Following 3:

embarrassed
adjective
feeling uneasily or unpleasantly self-conscious due to some event or circumstance.
feeling inferior or unworthy and hence unpleasantly self-conscious.
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.

ETA:

• What is now the second sentence.
• "" around Following. Search "Following" to find that.