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I find that when I'm coding, if I get stuck I take a break and go to my baby daughter and start talking to her about the problem (she's 4 months old so her skil
by HenryBemis 10y ago
I find that when I'm coding, if I get stuck I take a break and go to my baby daughter and start talking to her about the problem (she's 4 months old so her skills are not that great).
3/4 times while talking to her I find workarounds. Her smile is the extra bonus!
- earleybird 10y agoAt 4 months old, her listening skills are awesome, which is what you need.
- BatFastard 10y agoIndeed it is the process of describing the problem verbally that helps me think about it in different ways. I would guess my mind takes shortcuts when thinking about it. However when I have to engage the speaking part of my brain, I can't take the shortcuts.
- kdamken 10y agoThis made me smile. It's like a cuter version of rubber duck debugging (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging)