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Plan A: Leave it for a while and come back later for another bash or two.

Plan B: Sleep on it.

Plan C: Explain it to someone else. These days, since I'm working from home (as many of us are), that someone is my step-son. And that approach does sometimes work.

Alex / talexb / Toronto

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by afoken (Chancellor) on Sep 15, 2020 at 08:58 UTC
    Plan C: Explain it to someone else.

    Classic Rubber duck debugging. Having a human pretending to listen to you makes it look a little bit more normal to outstanders. Plus, an actually listening human can ask questions that may lead to finding bugs.

    Alexander

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    Today I will gladly share my knowledge and experience, for there are no sweeter words than "I told you so". ;-)
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