One observation below in the article I can use as explanation for my preference to drift in and out of a problem. I am trying to be a polymath! 😉
“We can therefore make better use of our time if we regularly switch between skills or subjects. The same goes for studies of problem solving – you will find more solutions to a task if you return to it after looking at something completely different, rather than simply spending ever more time on the same question.”
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