Re: Attention Experienced Professionals
From: Laconic2 <laconic2_at_comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:59:10 -0400
Message-ID: <wo-dnV2YJc-Wg-3cRVn-iw_at_comcast.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:59:10 -0400
Message-ID: <wo-dnV2YJc-Wg-3cRVn-iw_at_comcast.com>
> A colleague of mine and I had a certain approach to tough problems we
could
> not work out. I might start by saying, "I'm having trouble, maybe you can
> find my bug." Then I would begin explaining, and then say, "Oh, forget
it,
> I just figured it out."
>
> After awhile we dropped the part about helping, and would approach each
> other by saying, "I'm going to explain to you what I'm doing and figure
out
> a problem about halfway through the explanation..." The other would
> chuckle and patiently listen.