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1. Joel G Goodman 1 min later

   @zachleat I also find this to be true. And also for so many other challenges.

2. Matthew Phillips 3 min later

   @zachleat sleep is undefeated.

   1. Zach Leatherman 11 min later

      @matthew sleep is p good by itself tbh

3. Yoav Weiss 7 min later

   @zachleat 3. walking away

4. John Turner 19 min later

   @zachleat a long walk comes in at a close third for me.

   1. Zach Leatherman 21 min later

      @while1malloc0 I’m trying to ignore how much coffee is helping right now

      1. John Turner 26 min later

         @zachleat smart. That way lies drinking way too much coffee, which for me is a great way to get super anxious and not be able to sleep.

5. Donnie D'Amato 32 min later

   @zachleat console.log(sleep)

6. marie destandau - ototoï 39 min later

   @zachleat I solve most of them in the shower or walking in the forest.

7. Kat M. Moss 59 min later

   @zachleat No one user a pen or paper anymore if you're modern and in this age.

   1. Zach Leatherman 2 hr later

      @cambridgeport90 excuse me I am someone

      1. Kat M. Moss 4 hr later

         @zachleat that never ceases to take me by surprise when someone who’s also into tech uses stuff like that. It could be partially my own bias. That is a visually impaired person. I only learn to type, never to write on a piece of paper unless I’m talking about braille.

         1. Zach Leatherman 4 hr later

            @cambridgeport90 ahh, yeah—thanks for sharing your perspective and broadening mine!

8. Paul van Buuren 1 hr later

   @zachleat @danielauener

   My number 1 would be taking a hot shower.
   2: running
   3: a healthy dose of Fukitol (https://fukitol.com/)

   1. Zach Leatherman 2 hr later

      @paulvanbuuren @danielauener haha fukitol is a great name

9. Thomas Michael Semmler 1 hr later

   @zachleat have you tried singing. It helps too :D

   1. Zach Leatherman 2 hr later

      @nachtfunke I mean, I usually do karaoke a bit at my desk but I hadn’t considered this!

10. Ethan Gardner 1 hr later

    @zachleat I've solved tons of coding problems in the shower. Unfortunately, my computer doesn't like the water much.

    1. Zach Leatherman 2 hr later

       @ethangardner hahahaha

       that’s certainly one way to solve the problem 🏆

11. Mike Jackmin 2 hr later

    @zachleat

    3. Going for a walk

12. Daniel Schulz 2 hr later

    @zachleat which pen and paper do you play? I'm going for Debugs and Dragons

    1. Zach Leatherman 2 hr later

       @iamschulz dungeons and drag-n-drop