Do you ever do things backwards?
01-23-07, 05:08 PM
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Do you ever do things backwards?
I've found that, for some odd reason, I seem to do things backwards a lot.
When reading a newspaper article, often without realizing it I read the last paragraph first. Then I read the paragraph before it. And then the one before it. And so on.
Recently I've been watching Seinfeld on DVD. I started with the most recent season and watched it all the way through. I then went back and watched the previous season.
When reading posts on this board, I often start at the last page and work backwards.
Am I crazy?
When reading a newspaper article, often without realizing it I read the last paragraph first. Then I read the paragraph before it. And then the one before it. And so on.
Recently I've been watching Seinfeld on DVD. I started with the most recent season and watched it all the way through. I then went back and watched the previous season.
When reading posts on this board, I often start at the last page and work backwards.
Am I crazy?
01-23-07, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Mittman
I've found that, for some odd reason, I seem to do things backwards a lot.
When reading a newspaper article, often without realizing it I read the last paragraph first. Then I read the paragraph before it. And then the one before it. And so on.
Recently I've been watching Seinfeld on DVD. I started with the most recent season and watched it all the way through. I then went back and watched the previous season.
When reading posts on this board, I often start at the last page and work backwards.
Am I crazy?
When reading a newspaper article, often without realizing it I read the last paragraph first. Then I read the paragraph before it. And then the one before it. And so on.
Recently I've been watching Seinfeld on DVD. I started with the most recent season and watched it all the way through. I then went back and watched the previous season.
When reading posts on this board, I often start at the last page and work backwards.
Am I crazy?
Other than that, backwards induction is a good method to solve a variety of logic problems. I took part in a recent study of engineers and they found that there was a direct correlation between the degree level of the engineer and the use of backwards induction to solve problems. At the top level (PhD), around 70% used B.I. At the lower level (undergraduates), it was around 20%.
01-23-07, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by matta
For an article, that's a bad idea. Usually they assume people read it fowards, so each paragraph / section is progressively less important.
Other than that, backwards induction is a good method to solve a variety of logic problems. I took part in a recent study of engineers and they found that there was a direct correlation between the degree level of the engineer and the use of backwards induction to solve problems. At the top level (PhD), around 70% used B.I. At the lower level (undergraduates), it was around 20%.
Other than that, backwards induction is a good method to solve a variety of logic problems. I took part in a recent study of engineers and they found that there was a direct correlation between the degree level of the engineer and the use of backwards induction to solve problems. At the top level (PhD), around 70% used B.I. At the lower level (undergraduates), it was around 20%.
01-23-07, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Mittman
Yeah, the newspaper article thing isn't something I do all the time, I just thought of it as an example.
01-23-07, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Mittman
Recently I've been watching Seinfeld on DVD. I started with the most recent season and watched it all the way through. I then went back and watched the previous season.
01-23-07, 08:58 PM
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I read magazines from back to front.
01-24-07, 05:47 AM
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The only thing I can think of that I do backwards, at least for people I know, is add my sugar to the cup before my coffee. I don't see the point in adding it afterwards, and then using something to stir it.
Other than that, I think I do everything normally.
Other than that, I think I do everything normally.
