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		af3 on Feb 17, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Forget Self-Improvement I think people just stopped liking doing hard stuff. (Example: php blog vs searching binary tree). Nowadays is more about memorizing and being "creative" than thinking and problem solving.

karjaluoto on Feb 18, 2012 [–]

Creativity is thinking and problem solving.

af3 on Feb 18, 2012 | [–]

In the ideal world - yes! in the world of media and social networks - no, imho.

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