I've actually always thought about things, too, and it'll be nice to hear people's thoughts. I know there are important problems and there are interesting/exciting problems. However, I'm always trying to find problems that are both interesting and important to work on because an important problem might necessarily be interesting. I might get bored along the way.
I've heard other people say that it's better to optimize for importance because when those types of problems are solved, they help a larger number of people. Still, I think the person who set's out to solve the problems should always ask what they want to achieve personally since working on interesting/exiting problems or important problems both have their own tradeoffs.
I've actually always thought about things, too, and it'll be nice to hear people's thoughts. I know there are important problems and there are interesting/exciting problems. However, I'm always trying to find problems that are both interesting and important to work on because an important problem might necessarily be interesting. I might get bored along the way.
I've heard other people say that it's better to optimize for importance because when those types of problems are solved, they help a larger number of people. Still, I think the person who set's out to solve the problems should always ask what they want to achieve personally since working on interesting/exiting problems or important problems both have their own tradeoffs.