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What surprised you recently?
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Something specific you expected to go one way and did not, and what you concluded. Following up on your own surprises is how directions are found, and the answer shows whether you do that.
Reading an answer is not being able to give one. The section that teaches this is Choosing a problem worth solving, 4 hours of Research taste.
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