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The discussion centers around the frustration of spending excessive time on coding problems without realizing that the problem may have no solution. The individual reflects on a recent experience where they dedicated hours to developing an algorithm, only to discover that the problem was unsolvable. This led to feelings of regret and self-doubt, emphasizing the importance of recognizing when to take a break and the futility of persisting in such situations. The conversation highlights the common struggle of programmers who push through fatigue, often overlooking the need for rest and the possibility of external errors, such as incorrect solutions in reference materials.
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I was writing a code for a problem and I spent around an hour on it (thinking I am really solving it ) then discovering that was just a waste of time because I am not thinking right (Headbang). I need to go to sleep (Yawn).
 
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(Nod) I'm always doing that. I get to the point where I'm too stupid to know that I need to go to bed!
 
This happened to me recently, it was late at night and I was trying to come up with some algorithm to solve a problem and failing, I did not understand why, everything checked out..

Turns out the problem I was trying to solve had, in fact, no solution, and provably so. I didn't feel so smart afterwards.. it's sad because I should have realized that instantly :confused:

Three hours of my life I'll never get back /sigh
 
There is a way I think when My answer does not match with facit...
1.I need to sleep..
2. Facit is wrong
and no there is no option 3(Rofl)

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$$|\pi\rangle$$
 

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