Why can you sit 2 hours trying to solve a programming/math problem, give up, go to bed & then when you wake up, solve the problem in 10 minutes?
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I have a theory, as i am in school doing code right now.
I think that when you walk away and come back later, all options start again on an equal scale vs when you’re stuck, you tend to focus on the one or two methods you initially thought of.
So, when you come back, its easier to cast those aside and try something unrelated, or maybe the thing that was your third choice in the beginning. We tend to latch on the first few ideas, thinking “well this is the solution, i just need to tweak it”.
There’s also the fact that other thoughts can come in and mutate your perception of the problem while you’re away. House MD showed this kind of thing quite often.
Not sure if this makes sense to anyone else. But its what seems to be happening when it happens to me.
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