Love that you are reflecting on this behavior in the field of structural mechanics and FEA.
“The habit of scrutiny” really resonates with me and the V&V culture in my circles.
Not only is not knowing everything okay, but the ability to identify uncertainty and recognize what one does not know are key steps to unlocking personal growth. These can be opportunities for further investigation and “checking” to improve chances for success on important projects.
Thank you, Brett. The V&V connection is exactly right. What I call the habit of scrutiny is really the same discipline that a good verification and validation culture tries to formalize: you start by admitting the result could be wrong, then you decide what evidence would convince you otherwise.
I like the way you frame uncertainty as an opportunity rather than a gap. In my experience, the analysts who grow fastest are the ones who can say "I am not sure about this constraint" out loud in a review, because that sentence is what triggers the check. The ones who stall are often not less knowledgeable, they are just less comfortable naming what they do not know.
Thanks for the encouragement. There is more coming.
Focusing on the mechanics of verification over the accumulation of data changes how a security team operates during a crisis. When you prioritize the process of checking, you stop chasing every signal and start isolating the ones that actually matter to your specific environment. This discipline becomes critical when external pressures or regional regulations shift the ground beneath your feet. You cannot control where the next threat originates or which borders it crosses, but you can control the rigor of your internal validation. By decoupling your detection logic from the physical location of your assets, you maintain operational continuity regardless of the geopolitical noise.
Love that you are reflecting on this behavior in the field of structural mechanics and FEA.
“The habit of scrutiny” really resonates with me and the V&V culture in my circles.
Not only is not knowing everything okay, but the ability to identify uncertainty and recognize what one does not know are key steps to unlocking personal growth. These can be opportunities for further investigation and “checking” to improve chances for success on important projects.
Keep writing Dominique!
Thank you, Brett. The V&V connection is exactly right. What I call the habit of scrutiny is really the same discipline that a good verification and validation culture tries to formalize: you start by admitting the result could be wrong, then you decide what evidence would convince you otherwise.
I like the way you frame uncertainty as an opportunity rather than a gap. In my experience, the analysts who grow fastest are the ones who can say "I am not sure about this constraint" out loud in a review, because that sentence is what triggers the check. The ones who stall are often not less knowledgeable, they are just less comfortable naming what they do not know.
Thanks for the encouragement. There is more coming.
Focusing on the mechanics of verification over the accumulation of data changes how a security team operates during a crisis. When you prioritize the process of checking, you stop chasing every signal and start isolating the ones that actually matter to your specific environment. This discipline becomes critical when external pressures or regional regulations shift the ground beneath your feet. You cannot control where the next threat originates or which borders it crosses, but you can control the rigor of your internal validation. By decoupling your detection logic from the physical location of your assets, you maintain operational continuity regardless of the geopolitical noise.
https://cyrilsimonnet.substack.com/p/the-slowdown-has-a-jurisdiction-the?utm_source=substor&utm_medium=substack&utm_campaign=comment