Researcher's take: if you have a concrete plan, it isn't novel enough
wavefnx · x · 2026-11-06
A researcher shares a blunt observation about frontier research: if you have a concrete plan for what you're doing, it probably isn't novel enough — then quips "or maybe you're just bad at planning." A resonant one-liner on the paradox of novel research.
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