%% [[Learning]] tags:: #note/idea | #on/science | #on/problemsolving people:: # scientific process Lon Setnik dates:: 2022-10-18 %% *How experimentation with an open mind to the answer, starting with the null hypothesis, is how all innovation has occurred.* This reminds me of how being aware of your [[Assumptions]] is the beginning of allowing yourself to be wrong. It's kind of like [[focus on the process not the goal]] as a way of making progress. [[wisdom can't be told]] so you have to go through the pain of failure to deeply understand something, and many of the deepest answers are wildly counterintuitive. > The scientific method is an empirical method of acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century (with notable practitioners in previous centuries). It involves careful observation, applying rigorous skepticism about what is observed, given that cognitive assumptions can distort how one interprets the observation. It involves formulating hypotheses, via induction, based on such observations; experimental and measurement-based statistical testing of deductions drawn from the hypotheses; and refinement (or elimination) of the hypotheses based on the experimental findings. > > [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific%20method) This matters because we are subject to [[cognitive biases]] that tend to make us want to support our brain, but [[don't believe everything you think]] is a key idea to bring to the forefront. Start with the null hypothesis! ### What would the opposite argument be? You have instincts that are useful! Don't discount your instincts. ## Sources: [wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method) ![[CleanShot 2022-10-18 at 06.56.32.jpg]]