I don't have any particular recipe [for developing new proofs] ... It is the reason why doing research is challenging as well as attractive. It's like being lost in a jungle and trying to use all the knowledge that you can gather to come up with some new tricks, and with some luck you might find a way out.
我没有特定的配方[用于开发新的证明]...这就是为什么做研究既具有挑战性又具有吸引力的原因。这就像在丛林中迷路，试图利用你能收集到的所有知识来想出一些新技巧，如果运气好的话，你可能会找到出路。
我能给的最好建议是保持谦逊并努力工作。
成功不是幸福的关键。幸福才是成功的关键。如果你热爱你所做的事情，你就会成功。
The Erdős discrepancy problem fascinated me because it was so simple to state yet so deep in its implications.