acquisition cost
In general, those who have not mastered the skill of doing X may think, "It costs a lot to do X, so let's think of a workaround," while those who have mastered the skill may think, "Even if I take the cost of learning into account, it is better to quickly learn and do X than to think of a workaround.
How much does it cost to learn?
That can't be known in advance.
You can't know in advance, so you have to do something like "try to learn for an hour first" or else you can't estimate.
The problem is that they don't do those challenges and assume the cost is too high and don't want to learn.
People who estimate the cost of learning by impressionism as high and end up taking detours.
Could use a mathematical model to describe what happens if we make a mistake in estimating acquisition costs #Experiment needed On the other hand, they find the cost of the detour cheaper.
There is a cost of acquisition and a cost of execution after acquisition.
Is it related to estimating techniques in uncertain situations?
That may be true when it comes to things that can be multiplied like skills, but there are areas where it's like adding up knowledge. I feel that no matter how far you go in mastery, you will eventually converge on something like "each individual's heaviness of one's back". I am not that attached to food, so it is a hassle for me to explore new restaurants, so I ask my wife to help me find places to eat or rely heavily on people in the know. I basically don't watch TV programs, and only watch those that are pushed to me by people I know, saying, "I think you'll like this, Mr. Shibukawa. I think I am more open to reading and translating English documents and writing books than others. I think Nishio-san's example can also be broken down into areas such as learning the language and thinking about the overall workflow rather than just the tool itself.
I think that the use of time resources is the same, and curiosity is also a finite resource, and there are several areas where people have "consumption < recovery," but it varies from person to person. There are some areas in which people have a finite amount of resources, but I think it varies from person to person. ---
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