<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A programmer at an impasse can tighten the knot by... > A programmer at an impasse can tighten the knot by repeatedly applying the same mental operation. The useful break interrupts fixation without abandoning the problem and preserves enough context for the return to begin productively. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Productive Rhythm of Action and Incubation - Workbook|The Productive Rhythm of Action and Incubation]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A programmer at an impasse can tighten the knot by repeatedly applying the same mental operation. The useful break interrupts fixation without abandoning the problem and preserves enough context for the return to begin productively.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-programmer-impasse-tighten-return-begin-productively ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->