> Some of them cherish the opportunity to talk to a physicist because one-to-one conversation is simply more efficient than Google. They can shoot up to 20 questions a minute, everything from: ‘How do we know quarks exist?’ to ‘Can atoms contain tiny universes?’ They’re normally young or middle-aged men who want to understand all the nerdy stuff but have no time to lose.
Some years ago when I wanted to quickly expand my knowledge of React, I hired some guy to sit with me for four hours and build something with me. I had 1,000 questions and I felt like I got exceptional value for money by just being able to ask them directly and not have to try and extract these from the docs or out of date articles
Where did you find them? I've had experience working with such people and progressed so fast. At other times it's back to hours on docs and StackOverflow. Would love to find mentors for hire.
Some years ago when I wanted to quickly expand my knowledge of React, I hired some guy to sit with me for four hours and build something with me. I had 1,000 questions and I felt like I got exceptional value for money by just being able to ask them directly and not have to try and extract these from the docs or out of date articles