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> Trying to figure out the thing without any help, or very little help, at each step of the above. This sounds pointless, but it actually works really well

I found it to be very effective though time consuming. Even if you don't figure out the solution, when you read other solution later, everything just clicks.



I like to think about it when I'm doing something else that doesn't require thinking. You also have to let it percolate. It kind of reflects the focused/diffused thinking modes of actual learning.




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