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Couldn't agree more.
Since I started taking naps after lunch and a few walks when I can't solve a problem, the solutions just click right there when I get back to my laptop -
Earu5713yTrue that naps, walking, or really anything that takes your mind out of the problem for a while does you good, IMO. I had a very similar experience with running, whenever I’d get frustrated I’d run, and it felt like I was achieving something at the same time yknow. But yeah naps 😁
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take a walk!
take a naps!
The ONE thing that has had the biggest impact in my career is likely walks and naps.
Some years ago out frustration I decided to pause a project and took a walk (or a nap, I don't remember) and 30 mins later I had a clearer idea of what to test next, a possible solution or something...
Nowadays I don't wait at all to be frustrated, way before that, when I feel myself spinning my wheels, slightly stuck, or just a little slower than what I usually am, I just stop right there and take either a walk or a nap. I can't count all the times in which I've come up with solutions/alternatives/approaches/etc. to problems/tasks/etc.
So now walking and napping IS part of my work. I'll get familiar with the problem, or spent some time understanding the goal and then I'll go for a walk or take a nap. And my career keeps progressing, I'm less likely to snap, haven't been anywhere near burnout for years, raises, and other great stuff, and a huge part of it I attribute it to taking walks and naps!
Give it a try!
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