Re: Attention Experienced Professionals

From: Gene Wirchenko <genew_at_mail.ocis.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 08:51:04 -0800
Message-ID: <fsr1p05ru3nmcsku69mbpdiplfcq0c42nv_at_4ax.com>


"Richard Hollenbeck" <halenbek_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

>I can't begin to say how many times I've struggled with a problem for days
>and finally decided to post the problem to a newsgroup; before I could
>receive a reply, the answer to the problem came to me--as if the exercise of
>writing the question put my mind into gear toward solving the problem. I
>used to feel foolish for posting such obvious questions. But the answer
>wasn't obvious until after I clicked, "Send." Why is that?

     Because if you asked the question properly, you gave sufficient information for someone to be able to understand your situation. That can help your own understanding. Determining exactly what the situation is is much of the battle.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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Received on Tue Nov 09 2004 - 17:51:04 CET

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