# Just walk away

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**Created:** [October 30, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438 "2002-10-30T23:29:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Raydred](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/raydred/32/65_2.png) [@Raydred](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Raydred)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/1 "2002-10-30T23:29:41Z")

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Alright I have a tip when you’re programming (or designing, but happens more often with programming, at least with me it does.)…

When you’re trying to code that actionscript function or some code that you need, and you cant quite get it right… Just walk away for a few mins, clear your head and come back…

take for example, me.

I tryed all day to code this peice of flash for work, and i worked and worked and workd, and was very frustrated cause the darn thing wouldnt work… so i tool lunch (very late today like at 2p,) and when i came back, i looked at the code, and it made no sense so i deleted it. Within 10 mins or so i had the darn thing working the way i wanted to!! Thats even more frustrating lol…

So today’s lesson is, Just walk away when you come back you’ll be able to code again! =) lol

ok just thought i’d share =)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/2 "2002-10-30T23:32:08Z")

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How true it is…

Sorry it took you this long to have that epiphany… 😛 😛

Rev:elderly:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/3 "2002-10-30T23:35:09Z")

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lol the sad part is, i keep having the same ephiphany lol

But i forget and then go thru the ordeal again…

o well =)

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**Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/4 "2002-10-30T23:36:16Z")

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sounds like a short term memory loss due to a chemical inbalance… 😛 😛

solution: add more chemicals… 😛

Rev:elderly:

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**Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/5 "2002-10-30T23:43:18Z")

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lol Caffein goes in, Programs come out. lol =)  
i like that, im gonna use it as my quote! =)

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**Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/6 "2002-10-30T23:47:55Z")

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LOL

Note: spelled “caffein”

Rev:elderly:

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**Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/7 "2002-10-30T23:54:51Z")

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Geeze I cant do everything! lol

jk =) thanks!

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**Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/8 "2002-10-30T23:58:36Z")

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No worries… :-\

that is what anal retentive pastry chefs do…

😛

Rev:elderly:

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**Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/9 "2002-10-31T00:38:38Z")

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Dont know how many times I’ve experienced the same thing… sometimes you just need to STOP! and take a break.

Peace

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**Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/10 "2002-10-31T00:50:49Z")

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I totally agree with you guys. Most of the time if I cannot just get it, I will either go somewhere else (if I’m not at work) or start to work on something different if at all possible.

I cannot count the amount of times I have been either driving home or laying in bed trying to sleep when all of the sudden that idea or answer I have been looking for all day hit’s me right in the face:)

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**Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/11 "2002-10-31T00:53:10Z")

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Exaclty, but my motivation and dedication to get it right forces me to try things over and over and rethink and rethink, make it work lol

what i ussually do is, it doesnt work, so i try something and it still doesnt work, then i add more thigns, and by the end of it i have code like this :

if (corn = 9\* (beans) + 2 = 2.3 \* 4) {  
string = play.movieclip.play.movieclip.play();  
for (i=0; i = i; i\*\*){  
substring(string,i 7)  
}

}

"Why cant i make 1 + 1 = 2?! " lol

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**Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/12 "2002-10-31T01:00:44Z")

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And thinking about finding the answers driving home, i jusrt did that. lol

The bad thing is, when something bugs me that much, i think nothing but code lol

if someone askes my name i go thru this subroutine:

```php

Person.initiate();
getName(_self);
if (getName(_self) != false){
person.name(BrainDb);
person.name.set(darrel)

mouth.open();
for(i=0; i < len(Darrel); i++){

mouth.say(sound(substring(person.name(darrel), i ,1));

}
if (mouth.say = darrel){
mouth.close();
}else{
person.scream();
person.runAway();
}
}

```

lol

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**Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/13 "2002-10-31T03:02:21Z")

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HuH!? _backs away slowly_

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**Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/14 "2002-10-31T03:19:55Z")

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rofl raydred

As for your epiphany, I could have sworn I just posted a thread about this exact subject three weeks ago. 🙂

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**Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 3:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/15 "2002-10-31T03:25:16Z")

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Oh wow! this ties into our Deja vu thread lol =)

thats cool, i realize now we all go thru this all the time lol =)  
I thought i was a moron for not programming so well lol =)

but i realize, im not a moron, just the same as everyone, smart yet cant figure the dam thing out lol

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**Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-walk-away/7438/16 "2002-10-31T03:33:36Z")

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I remember that thread david.

As for leaving it for a little while. Since I code at night (they call me the vampire coder…mmmmmwwwwahahaha, well not really), when I get in a rut I tend to just stop and sleep on it and it comes to me in the morning.