Use the 15-minute Rule by Matt Ringel
When you get stuck, push yourself to solve the problem for 15 more minutes.
- You allow yourself to try. Most of the time, you will find the answer if you stick to the problem longer.
- It prevents you from annoying others with simple problems that you would’ve been able to solve if you had stayed with them longer.
During those 15 minutes, document everything you do, keeping in mind that someone else will need those details if they’re going to help you.
- This allows you to have a better idea of what you’re struggling with and what steps you’ve taken to reach the solution.
- You ask better questions this way.
After that time, if you’re still stuck, you must ask for help.👈 Don’t be like me
- You prevent yourself from getting stuck for too long, which would take away your time that would’ve been better spent elsewhere.
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