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I kind of support this. Anytime I'm doing something repetitive that doesn't require thought to do, I am thinking about something else. I also tend to do this when doing repetitive things that I should think about, such as driving, but somehow I feel like I drive better when I'm not thinking about it.

Earlz
– Earlz

2011-02-12 05:37:17 +00:00
Commented Feb 12, 2011 at 5:37
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@Earlz - I don't understand your point. If you are doing something repetitive, you don't need to think about it. I'm talking about practicing solving problems that require thinking.

Stephen C
– Stephen C

2011-02-12 06:48:09 +00:00
Commented Feb 12, 2011 at 6:48
experience trumps everything (kind of a general statement, I know) but you learn with time, I mean how often have you ran into a problem took you forever to resolve, only to run into it again and take care of it in minutes. Also its the way you approach a problem, don't focus on being stuck, always focus on what haven't I tried yet, from the simplest to the most complex

farinspace
– farinspace

2011-02-12 19:04:33 +00:00
Commented Feb 12, 2011 at 19:04
Deliberate practice. You need to learn something from each iteration.

user1249
– user1249

2011-02-13 00:08:11 +00:00
Commented Feb 13, 2011 at 0:08

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