I spent a big chunk of time today working through a visual problem. It was one of those situations where a number of physical pieces needed to fit together in just the right way to make everything work.<\/p>\n
And I realized two things: First, that this kind of problem solving is fundamentally different from other kinds of problem solving. It clearly uses a different part of the brain from, say, verbal reasoning.<\/p>\n
Second, visual problem solving is just really really fun. There’s something wonderfully pleasurable about arranging things in 3D space and getting them just right.<\/p>\n
I wonder whether our long ago ancestors had this much fun arranging things in the cave. I’ll bet they did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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