A version of this used to happen to me all the time with my former (and best) supervisor. I would have been banging my head against an unresolved problem, and I couldn't think what I had done wrong or what to do to fix my model.
Then, at my weekly 1-on-1 meeting with my supervisor, I would take the time to explain the issue to him. And, so often, as I clearly explained the problem aloud to him, it hit me what I needed to do next, or what my obvious mistake was.
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Date: 2009-04-11 01:09 am (UTC)Then, at my weekly 1-on-1 meeting with my supervisor, I would take the time to explain the issue to him. And, so often, as I clearly explained the problem aloud to him, it hit me what I needed to do next, or what my obvious mistake was.
I had many "Doh!" moments.