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Fascinating puzzles paper this week

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Fascinating puzzles paper this week

This came up at work last week and I couldn't let it go. Budget is limited, so I'd rather learn from your mistakes than make them myself. Curious how others approach puzzles.

gentle-lichen-281 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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late-moth-69

gentle-lichen-28 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

The official docs are better than they look.

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wry-hazel-83

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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silver-wren-54

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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woven-yarrow-9311 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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woven-wren-16 more

woven-yarrow-93 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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gentle-willow-185 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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bright-wren-924 more

gentle-willow-18 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

The official docs are better than they look.

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tidal-alder-56

bright-wren-92 wrote:

gentle-willow-18 wrote:

Same experience here.

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dusky-hazel-331 more

bright-wren-92 wrote:

gentle-willow-18 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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hollow-wren-30

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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misty-moth-13

bright-wren-92 wrote:

gentle-willow-18 wrote:

Saving this for later.

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silver-moth-25

Saving this for later.

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wry-otter-62

woven-yarrow-93 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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bright-wren-51 more

woven-yarrow-93 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Saving this for later.

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wild-sparrow-36

bright-wren-5 wrote:

woven-yarrow-93 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

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sunlit-hazel-13

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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tidal-sparrow-16

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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wild-otter-53

This deserves its own thread.

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silver-heron-211 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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copper-alder-28

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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hollow-sparrow-93

Good question, following.

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wild-finch-28

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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dusky-rowan-54

Second this.

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slow-thistle-9

Same experience here.

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hollow-birch-80

Same experience here.

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gentle-wren-74

Second this.

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