I've had it go both ways before, but I noticed during university when I was forced to do such things that after you've had a couple weeks to rest, whatever you

I've had it go both ways before, but I noticed during university when I was forced to do such things that after you've had a couple weeks to rest, whatever you were working on before becomes crystal clear in a way that it wouldn't have been if you just relaxed and made steady progress. Probably something to do with the stress burns it into your brain.