Today, I'm working on a puzzle I am finding particularly difficult. Truth to tell...I started it days ago and still haven't finished it! I am completely stuck. I tried everything I knew to do and still no solution. My usual strategies had always been successful...until now. I keep moving the partially completed puzzle around as if being in a different physical space will cause the solution to magically appear. (Heck, sometimes that works for me -- get out of the office for a little breather and shazam! a solution just pops up).
I was even ready to "cheat" by finding the printed solution and taking a quick peek for "inspiration." I had my rationalization all ready -- "It wasn't really cheating it was a new learning strategy: start with the answer and work my way back." I suppose it is no coincidence that I have found probably the only puzzle collection that does not include the answers neatly tucked "in the back" or "just a click away." Then it struck me...suduko was ready to teach me a new lesson. Was I ready to learn?

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