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If only everyone did that. A former colleague of mine had a teddy bear on his desk, before you could ask for his advice you had to take the teddy and explain y
by zwayhowder 8y ago
If only everyone did that.
A former colleague of mine had a teddy bear on his desk, before you could ask for his advice you had to take the teddy and explain your problem out loud to it. Easily 80% of the time you'd return the teddy and go back to your desk with the solution.
I found when I quit smoking my ability to solve complex problems took a dip, because I wasn't taking the cognitive break to step back and reflect on problems. Once I replaced my smoke break with a walk around the building my work went back to it's usual level.
- swozey 8y agoDid many people refuse to ask them questions because of that?
- User23 8y agoWorking as intended.
- zwayhowder 8y agoHe was the most experienced engineer on the team, if he wasn't judicious with his time he would never get his own work done.
- kannmig 8y ago> A former colleague of mine had a teddy bear on his desk, before you could ask for his advice you had to take the teddy and explain your problem out loud to it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging
- tomjen3 8y agoSomebody at work ordered 50 rubber duckies on ali express, apparently that was cheaper than buying a few or something, so everybody who wanted one got a debug duck. Turns out you also have to use them for it to have any benefit, and most people don't.