Casey Bralla (Mail List) via plug on 30 Jan 2023 06:40:38 -0800


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[PLUG] Asking Questions Was: My Holy Quest for a WYSIWYG HTML Word Processor

> When I was new to Linux as a teenager, the 35 other replies didn't
> just give me the answer, but helped me understand the parameter space
> that the answer existed in. They also helped me understand whether
> "how do I do A?" is even the question I wanted to be asking in the
> first place — it usually wasn't.

Good point.  I often find that simply composing my question will often
lead me to the answer because I haven't really thought through what it
is I want to do, or what my problem is.

First rule of problem solving is to accurately define the problem.  It's
often an completely overlooked step.  

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