tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post4580329954878667410..comments2024-03-28T12:31:21.785-07:00Comments on SearchReSearch: Strategies of thought: When do you search for something? When do you stop?Dan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-37240307205408041462021-07-30T02:10:48.869-07:002021-07-30T02:10:48.869-07:00In regards to the psychology bit, there's also...In regards to the psychology bit, there's also another construct that's very relevant, which is the cognitive need for closure... so some people when they encounter information early on, they have a need to "freeze on a judgement" ... while others, this process comes later on... I think I'm very very late on the spectrum, that's why I'm drawn to searching. https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~schaller/Psyc590Readings/Kruglanski1996.pdfH.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374267183653557390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-22161208961644090932021-07-30T02:06:17.102-07:002021-07-30T02:06:17.102-07:00When to stop: That's the million dollar questi...When to stop: That's the million dollar question Dan? <br />Apparently, there's a whole field dedicated to this called "optimal stopping"<br /> . The answer is after you exploit 37% of your options<br />.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVRGadNoHC0<br /><br />I don't know how you would apply this on a practical level but thought it might spark some thought:<br /><br />Here I discuss it more in regards to the personal question of choosing a career<br />https://www.researchgate.net/post/Maths-Answer-to-Explore-Vs-Exploit-Look-vs-Leap-Dilemma-in-Career-Choice <br /><br />Hashem ElAssadH.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374267183653557390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-9395002060032748732013-11-25T15:58:09.217-08:002013-11-25T15:58:09.217-08:00Rosemary - regarding going to brick building libra...Rosemary - regarding going to brick building library, it would depend on a lot of different factors; how badly I needed the information, how much time I had and what the information was I'm looking for ( I ♥ my library but it is not very extensive.) Don't get me started about the challenge where the answer was to go to the library and look it up on Ancestry.com. ;-)<br /><br />For most of the challenges, I'm trying to keep track of my search path as well as find the answer. I have Google Search settings set to open links on the SERP in a new tab. Links on other web sites I use Command-Click to open in a new tab. I use an extension called TabsPlus in the Chrome Web Store that pushes every new tab to open in the background in the last position. I'm also working on multiple machines between work and home so using to Chrome to sync tabs between browsers helps. It doesn't help with searches about organizing data but I'm learning something new every time we get a challenge that involves a spreadsheet. <br /><br />Dan - on a Mac can't you hold down the "A" key then hit 7 to get the å? krossbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877826327758153784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-89031184818718102692013-11-25T15:22:38.922-08:002013-11-25T15:22:38.922-08:00For organizing my searches I typically use open in...For organizing my searches I typically use open in new tab and then keep a running set of tabs in the my search browser session. If I'm running the search on chrome then I use the Too Many Tabs extension to help manage the tabs. I only end up book-marking new and interesting data sources and rely upon search and browsing history to remember specific pages. CMoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400124242685802674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-17446143012268009532013-11-25T13:21:50.269-08:002013-11-25T13:21:50.269-08:00Fred -- Yes, thanks for reminding me of this. To ...Fred -- Yes, thanks for reminding me of this. To tell the truth, I'd forgotten about this mini-essay. I guess I should actually re-read my writings once in a while so I'll know what I know! <br /><br />Rosemary - I don't use bookmarks (or, to be more accurate, only very rarely). As you point out, autocomplete usually gets 90% of what I'm looking for, and I usually remember enough that I *can* search my google.com/history to find my previous relevant searches. <br /><br />But when the research gets tough and complicated, I always go to notetaking, and I put my "bookmarks" there. That way, the links are always organized topically, and I can search my "notes" to find the topic and then recover any links I need from there. <br /><br />I keep meaning to write a post about this, but things keep cropping up! One day, I'll get to it. <br /><br />BTW -- I DO have a few bookmarks. They're for things (tools, mostly) that make my work easier, but I don't use them enough to remember what they're called. A good example is CopyPasteCharacter. It's exactly what I need everytime I need an "å" character, but can't remember the keyboard shortcut. Luckily, I remember how to spell _Ramón_!Dan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-57917904158665410432013-11-25T13:07:52.436-08:002013-11-25T13:07:52.436-08:00Fred thanks for bringing this article forward. It ...Fred thanks for bringing this article forward. It is well worth reading. <br /><br />The question for others that I have is "If you had to go look up information at a library or newspapers microfiche archives would you do it.?" How much of an impact has online searching made? Now within our own comforts we can find a lot of information. If this information is so available will that make our search results better?<br /><br />Since I am in an inquistive mood I would like to bring up somethind Dr. Russell told us awhile back. It keeps 'floating around in my head " to quote Fred (Dave (:-) You mentioned that you don't use bookmarks so I've been trying to figure out how I would do my searching without them. I've come up with a couple possibilities 1) Google Instant will provide historical links as you type in the search boxx 2) Your history provides a map of your previous pages. But history can contain a lot of "junk" and you can't categorize or organize it other than 'oldest to newest'. So for example let's say you are searching out a California flower like a recent one, without saving bookmarks which I would have, would you start your searching with a Google Search Query. I normally would see what bookmarks I saved on California flowers (I edit bookmarks & organize based on subject)? <br /><br />Now I'm thinking that this process that I'm doing might be dated. Perhaps a librarian will tell us how they would use known resources to make searching effective.<br /><br />Ramón, Remjii and Fred- quite an interesting conversation you three had going. I just sat on the sidelines to see what came up next. (Ramón, disfruté siguiente a lo largo aun si siempre no hiciera entienden) Hope you guys have a perspective on my question above.Rosemary Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291661159622665464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-43639182908708002522013-11-25T05:03:02.430-08:002013-11-25T05:03:02.430-08:00Dan, you must think I'm some kind of a nut. A ...Dan, you must think I'm some kind of a nut. A few weeks ago I decided to go back and find the first time I overcame my shyness and actually commented on your blog. After doing that I thought I would go back and try the challenges that I had missed. That explains the answer on the 3 year old post. :-)<br /><br />Looking for the next challenge that I had missed I came across this post. It's exactly what had been floating around in my head around the time of the TC summit. krossbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877826327758153784noreply@blogger.com