Josh Beckman (www.joshbeckman.org) Subscribe Nobody can do their best work on wobbly projects. Vises reduce movement in undesirable directions. They help you focus your energy in limited axes. Good measurements are wasted on uneven cuts, and vice versa. Clamp down ideas to winnow down the problem space. Also known as “controlling for unknown variables” in scientific parlance. Josh Beckman Reference Noteswork Measure Twice, Vise Thrice. Taylor Troesh (hello@taylor.town) 2023, November 25, Saturday Permalink to 2023.NTE.646 Edit Referenced By Note on The Napkin Math Methodology for System Design via sirupsen.com Note on Contemplating Calendars via Devon Zuegel Note on Effective ML via Jane Street time sequence Widgets Comments & Replies via email You can subscribe or follow or reply here: Network Graph Legend Keyboard Shortcuts Key Action o Source e Edit i Insight r Random h Home s or / Search Close www.joshbeckman.org/notes/631745604