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On Practicing: When you get Stuck

Infopedia



Take a Break
It's not a holiday, but it just might produce the breakthrough for that piece that won't co-operate.


Things not to do when you are Stuck
There's plenty of advice in the Practiceguide about what you should be doing if you are stuck. But that's not always how people react. Here are some of the classic things you should try to avoid!


Mountains into Molehills
Some tricky bits just don't deserve to be tricky in the first place. But you have to stop being afraid of them first...


Crawling, not stalling
It can be so easy to confuse no progress with slow progress. We show you how to spot this, and what to do about it.


The Scrabble Solution
I don't think good Scrabble players would ever stuck get if they practised a musical instrument. Here's why.


Kitchens and Causes
When you get stuck, attack the cause not the symptoms. We show you how to spot what's really going on in those tricky bits.


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