Matt Cassarino » frustration http://www.mattcass.com My thoughts on business, the Internet and life Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:04:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Knowing when to say when http://www.mattcass.com/2009/03/19/knowing-when-to-say-when/ http://www.mattcass.com/2009/03/19/knowing-when-to-say-when/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:16:42 +0000 Matt http://www.mattcass.com/?p=101 It seems to happen on a daily basis lately. Usually in the second half of the work day, I will get stuck on something and progressively “spin my wheels”, not able to solve the problem and getting really frustrated and flustered.  When this happens, I typically get into “grind mode” and really dig in.  And doing so usually leads to further frustration, not solving the problem and wasted time.  All bad things!

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I’ve been learning that taking a break really helps.  Anything from taking Moose for a walk to doing the dishes is enough to get my mind off the problem and reinvigorate myself to get back into it. Occasionally, a solution will present itself to me in this away time.

Sometimes you just gotta step away in order to fix something.  This is non-intuitive and hard for a guy like me that just likes to roll up his sleeves and get stuff working.  But a valuable lesson learned that can be applied in the office every day and also in life.

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