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Old 09-21-2014, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Bikewer View Post
Everyone assimilates things differently, but in general you need a certain amount of time to "absorb" what you've been working on.

There's this psychological phenomena called the "Eureka" effect... very common. You work hard on a given problem, sweating and straining (either mentally or physically) and you're not "getting it".

So, you go take a break, take a nice long bath as did Archimedes.... And "bingo", the answer just pops into your head.
Or... You pick up the guitar and what you were working on just works....
This is true.... A short break from practice tends to do the player good....

Your brain needs the time away to formulate all you've thrown at it....
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