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I think the take away is that sometimes you can't see the forest through the trees, so look at the sunset. When I'm working on something and I just can't figur
by rip747 13y ago
I think the take away is that sometimes you can't see the forest through the trees, so look at the sunset.
When I'm working on something and I just can't figure it out, I take my dog for a walk and hold some ridiculous one-way conversation with him. Yeah I know I must look like a manic talking to an eight pound pomeranian, but the point is to put your mind completely somewhere else. It's amazing how the solution just appears when your mind isn't engulfed in the problem.
- Jemaclus 13y agoThis is called Rubber Duck Debugging (no joke: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging). It works astonishingly well. Edit: I misread the comment. Thought you were explaining the problem to your dog. I'm wrong. Different thing. :) Still, your way also works astonishingly well, too.
- Jem 13y agoMoment of 'aha' as I suddenly realise that thing I do which I assumed I was alone on is actually a common/real 'thing' :)