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Ask HN: How to rephrase or tweak bad questions?

2 points by rnc 11 years ago · 0 comments · 1 min read


I've noticed that PG in his essays solves a difficult question by transforming it, e.g see http://paulgraham.com/hubs.html (3rd paragraph) and http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html (6th paragraph). So transforming questions yields much better answers. Any advice on how to develop this skill? Can you point to some principles or recommend some books?

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