The Savant's dilemma occurs when the only reliable method of receiving recognition for your work is to cease working on it, thereby letting the project or effort die.
This typically occurs as a younger person of abnormally high skill is transitioning through the ranks but has not yet been universally recognized for their contributions.
It is particularly likely when such a skilled person is placed on a project that includes more senior people of broader influence and visibility. The outperformer may have no real path to gain visibility since people not on the project will naturally assume the success of the project should be attributed mostly to the person(s) who already have greater visibility. As the outperformer contributes more and more to the project, a greater share of recognition is diverted away from them.
Once this situation occurs, it may be in the savant's interest to leave the project, and let it die. In doing so, the savant receives recognition in hindsight. By not leaving, the savant expands the misconception and hinders his or her career.
To avoid this, invisible savants should avoid being on projects from their beginning, unless they are given the senior role. They can join a troubled project mid-way through, even in a non-senior role, provided the state of the project is widely understood. Their addition to the project will prompt questions of "what changed", thereby giving them visibility in spite of the lack of official title.
This typically occurs as a younger person of abnormally high skill is transitioning through the ranks but has not yet been universally recognized for their contributions.
It is particularly likely when such a skilled person is placed on a project that includes more senior people of broader influence and visibility. The outperformer may have no real path to gain visibility since people not on the project will naturally assume the success of the project should be attributed mostly to the person(s) who already have greater visibility. As the outperformer contributes more and more to the project, a greater share of recognition is diverted away from them.
Once this situation occurs, it may be in the savant's interest to leave the project, and let it die. In doing so, the savant receives recognition in hindsight. By not leaving, the savant expands the misconception and hinders his or her career.
To avoid this, invisible savants should avoid being on projects from their beginning, unless they are given the senior role. They can join a troubled project mid-way through, even in a non-senior role, provided the state of the project is widely understood. Their addition to the project will prompt questions of "what changed", thereby giving them visibility in spite of the lack of official title.
What happened to project X, it sounded like it was going so well?
Bob left.
But he wasn't the lead on that, what's the problem?
Well, he's the one who actually was doing everything. He moved to project Y, which was a mess till he got there.
So it was the savant's dilemma?
Yeah, but at least he won't be in that situation again.
Bob left.
But he wasn't the lead on that, what's the problem?
Well, he's the one who actually was doing everything. He moved to project Y, which was a mess till he got there.
So it was the savant's dilemma?
Yeah, but at least he won't be in that situation again.
by theEngineerGuide August 05, 2018
The Ice Climbers Dilemma refers to the creation of the characters the Ice Climbers in super smash brothers, the dilemma refers to (when designing the characters) whether or not to allow them to both grab separately and weather or not to give them the ability to easily desync during a grab. In the first two games that the characters appeared in, they were able to do such actions, however, is the newest entry of the game (super smash brothers ultimate) only the main climber can grab, and to desync them you must use very complex combos that are not as effective as they were in the older games. The reason that it is a dilemma is that despite the older versions being more interesting they were also game-breaking.
by coolrobin December 20, 2020
When you have responsabilities that you don't want to do, but you're still bored and don't know what to do.
You: Uuuhh. I'm sooo bored, Jeff !
Jeff : don't worry, it's the dilemma of the son of a bitch! You're just a huge failure and I hope you won't get anything in life.
Jeff : don't worry, it's the dilemma of the son of a bitch! You're just a huge failure and I hope you won't get anything in life.
by I_have_erectile_dysfunction October 10, 2023
A major social problem that arises when an individual sets their romantic expectations and standards too high for decent people, who the individual likes, to be able to achieve. Normally it is fine to have some standards, but when descent people are unable to fulfill those expectations because of the large number of them and or because the expectations require extremely large amounts money and resources, require the individual to be in perfect physical shape that most people are not able to achieve, and or require the individual to be skilled at doing things that most people don’t know how to do that well, then the individual's expectations may be set too high. This is highly unethical to do, because extremely high standards tend to be very unreasonable and can prevent decent people from being able to get into a romantic relationship due to factors far beyond control.
Annabeth: Why is Emma so upset?
Lauren: She was in a relationship with a Johnny, but he dumped her because she supposedly didn't fulfill his expectations. The thing was his expectations were very unreasonable to begin with. He expects his partner to have flat abs, not to talk to other boys at all, and spend most of her time with him.
Annabeth: He sounds very inconsiderate. I am sure she will find someone better than him who knows how to treat their partner with respect. It sounds like Emma is another victim of the High Romantic Standards Dilemma.
Lauren: Agreed.
Lauren: She was in a relationship with a Johnny, but he dumped her because she supposedly didn't fulfill his expectations. The thing was his expectations were very unreasonable to begin with. He expects his partner to have flat abs, not to talk to other boys at all, and spend most of her time with him.
Annabeth: He sounds very inconsiderate. I am sure she will find someone better than him who knows how to treat their partner with respect. It sounds like Emma is another victim of the High Romantic Standards Dilemma.
Lauren: Agreed.
by Vanguard 1998 March 03, 2021
When a man acts so zesty around women it's impossible to tell if he's a simp or just gay
(a modern 'simp or gay?' take of the TV show Dexter where the mc is both a detective and a murderer)
(a modern 'simp or gay?' take of the TV show Dexter where the mc is both a detective and a murderer)
"Hey he keeps getting his nails done to hang around those pretty girls. That's a solid case of the Dexter Dilemma right there."
by CabbagesShouldBeRed April 10, 2024
When you have no choice but to run away because the psych hospital
calls you a DANGEROUS PEDOPHILE and your ID has been issued in a displaced manner as well as the LVMPD threaten your LIFE.
calls you a DANGEROUS PEDOPHILE and your ID has been issued in a displaced manner as well as the LVMPD threaten your LIFE.
Look ANAL ALAN was in the worst situation in LAS VEGAS as he is a homosexual which the hospital did not endorse HOMOSEXUALITY as it was a religious cauldron and another fact that caught him EATING SHIT and SMEARING SHIT on his BUTTOCKS in his room plus when he entered they knew he was a PEDOPHILE where with the HOMOSEXUAL
COMBINATION that is why they labeled him dangerous and the PEDOPHILE DILEMMA is his NEVADA ID the address was HAWKS GYM AND GAY SPA with their BUSINESS ADDRESS where CHRISTOPHER helped him get the ID by dropping him off at the STATE ID OFFICE issuance location just a mile about down the road from HAWKS so I could replace my debit cards BLUE BIRD AMERICAN EXPRESS and GREEN DOT at the time to get my SOCIAL SECURITY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!! IT WILL LEAD TO. MAKE IT RAIN
COMBINATION that is why they labeled him dangerous and the PEDOPHILE DILEMMA is his NEVADA ID the address was HAWKS GYM AND GAY SPA with their BUSINESS ADDRESS where CHRISTOPHER helped him get the ID by dropping him off at the STATE ID OFFICE issuance location just a mile about down the road from HAWKS so I could replace my debit cards BLUE BIRD AMERICAN EXPRESS and GREEN DOT at the time to get my SOCIAL SECURITY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!! IT WILL LEAD TO. MAKE IT RAIN
by DIT KOMON ASSH0LE April 15, 2022
The Dallas dilemma is a paradox in decision analysis in which two viable options compete in a dynamic probability to produce the optimal outcome. The Dallas dilemma is set up in such a way that decision-makers are unable to make rational choices for their best interests, due to ever-changing, uncontrollable policy variables and ultimately yield to institutional bureaucracy.
Should I take the Dallas flight or just stay? You never know where you would make it! What a Dallas dilemma.
by Guazi January 13, 2021