I agree with you and think that is true for me as well. I think of it more as being too constrained in my focus, the proverbial "can't see the forest for the tr

I agree with you and think that is true for me as well. I think of it more as being too constrained in my focus, the proverbial "can't see the forest for the trees". I face the same thing when playing card and board games. Sometimes you get stuck on one approach to your next move and can't break out of the loop. I find that watching someone play the same game and facing the same situation that I'm more able to view all the options and consider those paths. This is also one of the main reasons I always go out to lunch, it gives me an hour of something different to look at and think about and I (almost) always feel my stress decrease and feel more refreshed. I can't even count the number of problems I've "fixed" while in the shower or driving to work when I'm in a state of relaxed contemplation.