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Tactic to get unstuck: Sleep on it

I’ve stayed up late at night too many times, toiling away on a bug.

It wasn’t effective. It’s not a rite of passage.

Even if it isn’t late at night, sometimes an effective way to solve a bug is to sleep on it.

Most bugs can wait until the next morning. You’ll be rested, refreshed, and have given your subconscious a chance to work on it.

Will you commit to using this tactic?

- Karl

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