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[bluegargantua]

Hey,

I hate it when people just lock into that state where every attempt to explain something only further confuses the issue. I'm not sure if I haven't tried enough different kinds of explanations or if I'm the one who doesn't get it. But please, just let me go ahead with this solution. If it doesn't actually solve the problem (and I'm almost positive it will), it'll almost certainly show us where we are going wrong.

My boss is generally great about this stuff and I like her so this is kinda extra-frustrating.

later
Tom

Comments

[drwex]

Yeah, I've had this problem. It's a clash of models generally and I find that rather than (re)explaining it helps to kick up to a meta-level and talk about the general concepts for a bit to see where the model mismatch is. Often I find that the other person doesn't even agree on the general form of the problem to be solved, which is why they don't think my solution is relevant or don't understand my solution.