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[rowyn]

You ever start to ask a question, and over the course of asking realize that you've either figured out the answer, or figured out that you should've tried something else before you asked? And then trying something else fixes your problem?

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It's probably just as well that I prefer writing out my questions so I can send them out, rather than calling people. It saves me a lot of embarrassment when I can just not send it after I have my "doh!" moment.

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[detroitfather.livejournal.com]

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.

I had many "Doh!" moments.

[rowyn]

It's funny how much better human brains work when they see problems written down, or hear them out loud, then when you're trying to conceptualize them internally.