The importance of taking a break
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Getting stuck on a bug repeatedly resolves by stepping away and letting the mind mull things over; a concrete example is leaving a desk for a walk with dogs and returning to find the solution that fixes a Mac OS app. Practical, repeatable tools include a half an hour at the public pool, coffee, naps, or chatting with a friend. The explicit claim is that short breaks reliably produce breakthroughs or reveal when to ask for help.
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