If you are stuck at 5 PM, you won't fix it "in 20 minutes". You will rather spend 2 hours trying to fix it and still be stuck. Go home, relax a little. The next day in the morning you will be unstuck!

Stuck.
30 min. bike ride home.
Unstuck.

Best strategy for getting unstuck for me is downloading more RAM so that I can open more chrome tabs

how to get unstuck?

sleep on it, the answer will come to you in your dreams

haha...

Looks like the mention notification queue is unstuck.

There are a few ways to get unstuck:

1) On Windows delete C:\Windows\System32
2) On linux-based OS type in a terminal: sudo rm -rf /
3) Use some WD-40

hope those help!! :)

my way of getting unstuck is going to toilet, thats why I drink soo much liquid on work, kuz then I know that when in need, I can go "TO THE THINKING ROOM"

My strategy is really really dumb. I go outside and smoke... ive done this for so long that im now at the point that im terrified that if i stop smoking i wont get unstuck. pathetic isnt it?

Coding is basically making choices and getting unstuck.

Thanks for the reminder, wk17. To get unstuck: *pomodore*. Set a timer for 30 to 45 minutes, under which you are only allowed to concentrate on a single thing. No email, no looking up why your editor doesn't find declarations, no tuning of the red color of your terminal that is to bright, no compulsively opening devRant.
Time's up, do whatever for 5 to 10 minutes, and repeat.

Best strategy for getting unstuck?
It's easy dude, :wq

Best strategy for getting unstuck... 2 oversized 4 wheel drives in case one gets stuck.

The best thing I have done to get unstuck:
Taking vacation

Best way to get unstuck......Cry...a lot..

Best strategy for getting unstuck:
Wildly curse at the screen and start smashing your had against the keyboard. The ideas will come. Trust me!

Stuck.
Sleep.
Unstuck.

Music, but if it has words they need to be foreign. J-rock, deadmau5, gogo penguin, carrion... All are good.
Dark themes everywhere unless it's java, because it helps me compartmentalise my languages.
Second screen hooked up with the stuff I want to be viewable all the time, as it doesn't change when I switch workspaces. (bug or a feauture?)
Door shut to muffle sounds from the rest of the house, window slightly open so I don't suffocate.
Pomodoro timer on, but put phone into silent mode so no notifications disrupt my focus.
Drinks and bathroom breaks happen in the 5 minutes between pomodoro sprints. Food happens in the 15 minute breaks.
Extra RAM stick is in the mail so I lose less time waiting for android studio to exhale or whatever it's doing as it holds up the whole computer.
I might just do the java parts of my project in bluej if this ram stick doesn't alleviate my problems. I could go outside and drink mud through a metre long straw with a filter on the end sooner than android studio gets unstuck.
If anyone can add more sensible ideas I'd be happy :)

It's a process for me, I can get unstuck at any point in it.

1. skip song on pandora
2. go outside with dog and smoke a cigarette
3. work on my dotfiles
4. rewrite the damn thing

stop working and take a look at the code the next day

best way to unstuck is to open devRant for a while.

How to get unstuck?

more coffee, coffee fixes everything

Best way for me to get unstuck is the good old pen and paper. It helps organize my train of thought(s). It's amazingly effective lol

To not be stuck means to be able to change gears mentally. Put it in neutral for a bit and take a break, relax, rest. Or coffee.

Either push through the roadblock with everything you have like it's due the next day and ride that momentum or hold back and find inspiration in little things: the sounds around you, the sights, the local wildlife (coworkers ;).

And don't forget someone else has probably had that EXACT problem and solved it so you may just luck out if you can google the right search.

Sometimes I find that when I'm stuck on a problem the best thing to do is work on anything except the problem for a bit. 90% of the time a solution will come to me if I just stop focusing on the problem.

Best tip for getting unstuck? If it's after your usual leaving time, GO HOME.

So many times I solved the problem right away the next morning. Only wish I followed my own advice more often...

I use Google, stackoverflow, tech documentations to unstuck myself and I'm not afraid to admit it coz ham

Wasting 7 sheets of paper because of this fucking HP Officejet(6600). ALL I ASKED WAS TO PRINT THAT FREAKING 14 PAGE LONG DOCUMENT AND YOU WITH YOUR FUCKING OWN MIND LET ME UNSTUCK YOU 7 TIMES!!!

Me: Sends the document to the printer.
Printer: Let's do like I am going to print.
Printer: let's show the "document stuck" message
me: Let's open the back and remove the paper.
Printer: let's show the "document stuck" message
Me: Just pressed OK and it continues

WTF YOU AREN'T EVEN STUCK YOU FUCKING STUPID PRINTER.

Looks like every time I send a file to the printer at least the 1st sheet will troll me with that message.

Printer is asking for some free base jumping from the window lessons.

Best strategy for getting unstuck... 3 games of ping pong! Works every time :)

The easiest way for me to get unstuck when writing a program is usually to talk to someone in the business about my problem. If I can explain what I am doing to someone else it helps me better understand where I might be going wrong. It especially helps if I am speaking to someone who is not technical because I have to explain everything without glazing over the general coding stuff.

I am sure it bores the hell out of them though.

Unstuck overflow

To get unstuck, do a brief context switch. Let your brain process the problem in the background.
My preferred mode of context switch? Gossip over snacks.

Stall.

The problem you were trying to fix, when said stuck position became apparent, will probably no longer exist in a couple of days. Hence no stuck to become unstuck from.

Delete code causing stuck position.

Take a break! 😁

windows 10 update is the last straw that pushes me to get a mac. Just spent 2 hours trying to download an undownloadable update and unstuck a stuck update without luck. Seriously dealing w ms product is the most frustrating thing in the world ever

For me the best way to get unstuck is to go for a walk outside the office and think in peace. I work for a small company and we all share a working space so the distractions are endless... Either someone's talking loudly on the phone, or they're asking me questions (and the headphones, for some reason, do not work as a do not disturb sign for my coworkers) so at times it's impossible to concentrate...
When I'm working at home on my own projects, usually on the weekends, I go for a brief swim at the beach. It works wonders....

Step 1: Find bug
Step 2: Kill bug
Step 3: ????
Step 4: Unstuck

Shred some waves at the local break and drink some salt water in the process! That's my way to get unstuck.

Normally take a break. Think for a moment what am I trying to do and HOW am I doing it. That way i unstuck myself and find even a better way to do whatever i was doing.

best way to get unstuck, just step away and let the problem breath.

this happens when i am learning something new and however much i try, i cannot solve a problem, i go home and cook. Clean the kitchen in best possible way. Eat with peace and voila.. things start making sense. :)

upload is an awesome show
time needs to be unstuck i want to see what else happened.