Some excerpts from the chapter “[Introduction: https://scrapbox.io/nishio/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E3%81%AE%E7%9F%A5%E7%9A%84%E7%94%9F%E 7%94%A3%E8%A1%93_%E3%81%AF%E3%81%98%E3%82%81%E3%81%AB]“. Learn more about the book: [The Intellectual Production of Engineers https://scrapbox.io/nishio/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E3%81%AE%E7%9F%A5%E7%9A%84%E7% 94%9F%E7%94%A3%E8%A1%93_%E8%91%97%E8%80%85%E5%85%AC%E5%BC%8F%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8@Scrapbox]
what is intellectual production?
Intellectual production is the use of knowledge to create value. Writing and programming are probably the easiest examples to imagine. But there are opportunities for intellectual production in all sorts of other jobs as well. I believe that creating new knowledge on one’s own is important for high-value intellectual production. Simply using knowledge given to you by others will not add much value.
Let’s consider a programming example. Simply copying sample code from a textbook will often not accomplish the objective you want to achieve. To accomplish your objective, you need to crunch the sample code, understand it, modify it to fit your situation, combine it, and create a new program. The same is true for intellectual production techniques. You need to modify, combine, and create new methods, not just copy knowledge from a book.
benefits of reading this book
Readers can learn about intellectual production techniques by reading this book. I recommend this book as the best way to learn about intellectual production techniques.
Here are some comments from reviewers of the book’s manuscript.
- I realized something I wasn’t aware of.
- I could verbalize what I was doing unconsciously.
- Very motivating, full of things that will be useful in the future.
I am excited by the stimulation this book has given me to notice blind spots and verbalizing my experiences, and I feel that I can improve further in the future.
On the other hand, there are opinions to the contrary.
- not keeping one’s feet on the ground
- “So, what do I do?” I don’t know what to do.
If the materials are not available, coupling will not occur. The “ground” is experience. If you didn’t feel right after reading this book, unfortunately, you didn’t have enough material this time. But that’s okay. Experience will accumulate in you day by day, and one day you will make a connection with it. Read it again after six months. Something will probably change.
- The Intellectual Production of Engineers Author’s official page Next: The Intellectual Production of Engineers How to Learn Programming.
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