# Annoying little conjecture problem Conjectures that are routine to prove or disprove that could take only hours if you know the right person but weeks on your own. Unfortunately finding the right person is just as hard as solving your own. Originally created by [[Michael Nielsen characterizes institution building as making previously illegible things legible]]. ### Related * [[Expertise Finding (wikipedia)]] * [[There are secretly three kinds of experts]] * [[Designed Serendipity]] * [[The yet one more standard problem]] (another mental model problem) <!-- #mental-model --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Annoying+little+conjecture+problem) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Annoying+little+conjecture+problem)