I love adventofcode. I have a rule I follow now which makes it a lot more enjoyable: if I can't make headway on a problem after trying for a day or so, I'll use

I love adventofcode. I have a rule I follow now which makes it a lot more enjoyable: if I can't make headway on a problem after trying for a day or so, I'll use the subreddit to find a hint, and then usually that's enough to help me to the answer. Very occasionally I just completely cheat (often the pure math based questions). I don't like missing out on the stars.... I mean it's the only way you get to see the awesome ascii art when you collect all 50 for the year. Many thanks to Eric and team for what must be a huge effort to run such a fun programme. Oh, the other thing I do: I don't even start until sometime in January :) far less stress and keeps the whole family much happier ;)