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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Engineer here. Sounds like you described tunnel vision. You see it with chess players all the time. You get so focused on a certain solution that you fail to see the other, more sensible solutions.
That’s why getting a second pair of eyes is so valuable. Or taking a good long break and doing something else.
Most of my best solutions have come to me while binge watching Netflix or during a gym session.
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