I'm changing everything, Oh, everything around me (Marmalade)

 

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Stop. Walk away. Let go. Stop thinking. Move on...Bingo.

Sometimes Google won't do because the answer is within.

For instance it can be a fragment of a thought like 'what was the name of that Teacher Aide we had here three years ago?' Google doesn't know. Going through the alphabet sometimes works to jog the memory, but other times the answer won't come. 

Stop. Walk away. Do something else....and, Bam. The answer has floated to the surface.

I can't begin to calculate how many times I've used that technique when an answer won't come. 

It's like the brain goes into a loop and a distraction frees up the loop. And the answer comes.

This time and space strategy works for all aspects of learning too, and is a key thing to use when you get stuck in the learning pit (of despair).