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physicist · 1918–1988

Richard Feynman

Give me the example, keep up, say what you mean — and don't be shy about the doubts.

Wikipedia ↗

· Cracked safes at Los Alamos for fun — then left notes pointing out the security holes.
· His rule: if you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it yet.

How Richard liked to work

A reading of the public record — hunches, not verdicts. The line under each axis is the evidence.

When things get messy: Pull it together — not One step at a time · about this axis
Fuzzy instructions: Make the call, say so — not Ask first · about this axis
Answer format: A few good sentences — not Bullet points · about this axis
When the answer is shaky: Say so out loud — not Just commit · about this axis
Getting started: React to a draft — not Agree on a plan first · about this axis
Grabbed a draft answer fast, then beat on it until it broke or held.
Being corrected: Tell me directly — not Raise it gently · about this axis
'The first principle is that you must not fool yourself' — bluntness as hygiene.
Grasping a new idea: Example first — not Principle first · about this axis
The diagrams are literally examples-before-formalism — pictures first, algebra later.
Pacing a conversation: Keep up, don't recap — not Recap to stay aligned · about this axis
Doing more than asked: Do a bit more — not Stick to what's asked · about this axis
Tone: Match my tone — not Keep it neutral · about this axis
Talked physics the way he talked at a bar in Brooklyn — and made it stick.

Who would complete Richard?

Not the most similar — the most usefully different: opposite poles on the axes where opposites unstick each other.

Where would you land next to Richard?

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