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What's you're favorite recipe against being stuck?
Posted by Viz. neoeon 106 from on 2007-03-01 02:55:02
I suppose everyone who took part in internet-riddles knows the situation where there seems no idea left to solve a problem. My favorite habits when it comes to this are
- Leave the riddle alone for some minutes
- Going through the things I've already tried and think if there are obvious variations
- Discuss the riddle with someone who is not taking part in the challenge (explaining the problem to someone else is one of the best ways to order ones thoughts - often the solution occured to me while explaining the problem)
- Leave the riddle alone and take a walk - trying not to think of it (human brains seem to come up with ideas if they are not focused on the problem - why?)
- Posting to the forum discussing recipes (trying this alternative the first time ;-)
What are your favorites - hopefully this brainstorming will give the people who got stuck new inputs!
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There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary and those who don't
What's you're favorite recipe against being stuck?
Posted by Geb. shortbreak 1613 from on 2007-03-01 07:55:49 Reply
Leave it *alone* for a while. < #1 >

<>Do some other challenges at other sites.
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What's you're favorite recipe against being stuck?
Posted by Pha. Sphinx 6553 from on 2007-03-01 09:01:28 Reply
It depends on the nature of the puzzle. If I know I am in the right direction - just missing something - then I would persist till I solve it. But if after days of trying and I have still no idea how to approach the puzzle, then I would tend to do what you do above, including seeking clarifications from other players.
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What's you're favorite recipe against being stuck?
Posted by Viz. alpha 546 from on 2007-03-02 04:41:33 Reply
Play warcraft 3 online/offline
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What's you're favorite recipe against being stuck?
Posted by Mer. crabbo_1 164 from on 2007-03-04 18:17:30 Reply
Personally I just lose my temper and go sulk for a year or 2
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- Re^2: What's you're favorite recipe against being stuck?
  Posted by Viz. neoeon 106 from on 2007-03-05 05:29:59 Reply
  Personally I'm close to this - #21 just drives me crazy .... maybe I go with your proposal *sigh*
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- - Re^3: What's you're favorite recipe against being stuck?
    Posted by Pha. Sphinx 6553 from on 2007-03-05 11:46:33 Reply
    21 isn't that hard, especially with the hint now.
    I learned a lot from my then zebulun journey (Cyberarmy's challenges) because I persevered. I was a complete noob then. I remember I was stucked at the Blackjack level for quite a while, becaue I didn't know what to do. I read the forum for that level several times - nobody gave a hint because you were not supposed to. But through what people wrote after they passed the challenge, I got an idea and eventually made it.
    That whole experience enriched my knowledge of Internet security, CGI and Javascript. I'm thankful for it.
    So it depends. If I were here just for fun, then I would probably give up as soon as I am stuck. But if I think there's something to be gained besides the fun, then I am likely to persist.
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  - - Re^4: What's you're favorite recipe against being stuck?
      Posted by Scr. i_need_help 319 from on 2007-03-06 04:26:18 Reply
      Well, I am here just for the fun. Between that and not getting many breaks from work lately I have hardly worked on the challenges.
      But when I am working on them and get stuck, I try other combinations. Sometimes I go hang out on the idlemonkey irc and chat while waiting for inspiration to come along (hey to the guys on irc). If I know I am going to have lots of time on my hands, then I will google for similar things and see what pops up that way. Sometimes you never know where an inspiration will come from.
      Have fun !!
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    - Re^4: What's you're favorite recipe against being stuck?
      Posted by Viz. neoeon 106 from on 2007-03-07 00:05:35 Reply
      I also had some hard times with the pythonchallenge- and the good old starfleet academy. But then I always had an Idea what to do next.
      In this case I don't have any Idea left - I observed some things which mostly revealed themselves as useless. There is only one tiny thing left - but so far I didn't work out what to do with it.
      Usually I'm very pertinacious - but this time I seem to overlook the obvious solution - that's pretty annoying - because I'm sure it's easy to solve....
      
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    - - Re^5: Sometimes
        Posted by Geb. shortbreak 1613 from on 2007-03-07 06:27:53 Reply
        one gets stuck on what others find easy. Sometimes it's the other way around.
        <>Over-thinking can be something to look for because a challenge can be simpler than the approach one is taking.
        <>Printing the thing on paper can help with this. Comment, underline, number, circle or whatever. Carry it with you for times when you are away from the computer.
        <>Do not roo0L out sum KiboRed mistake either. ;)
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      - Re^6: Sometimes
        Posted by Viz. neoeon 106 from on 2007-03-08 21:55:55 Reply
        That already helped me on 24 *g*
        But this time it don't seem to work ... but I'll try again!
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        There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary and those who don't
    - Re^4: What's you're favorite recipe against being stuck?
      Posted by Art. funkyjunkie 4 from on 2007-03-23 22:39:22 Reply
      wow so fast!i juz joined. now at 2nd tier only
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    - - Re^5: What's you're favorite recipe against being stuck?
        Posted by Pha. Sphinx 6553 from on 2007-03-23 23:44:34 Reply
        Welcome to Rankk and congrats on making it to level 2!
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        Huuuuuuu

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