Playing Puzzle Taught Me A Valuable Lesson
By meowhisper
@meowch (2220)
United States
October 16, 2020 4:08pm CST
I was playing an online puzzle. It was a particularly difficult one which I had no clue how to piece them all together. But the more I played there was a light bulb moment that happened.
I’m very surprised of what I learned. It taught me to have patience. Though at the beginning I was getting a bit annoyed. But I was able to finish the entire puzzle by not giving up. I’m proud of myself.
Have you experienced something similar in which you learned patience?
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
16 Oct 20
I am finishing putting together the puzzle I bought. Where do you get puzzles online?
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
16 Oct 20
@marguicha , You are welcome. I was addicted to this one for a while
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
17 Oct 20
I agree. But it gets easier as we have less pieces left.
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@sergeantrom (5721)
• United States
16 Oct 20
Talk about patience, I had to quit jigsaw puzzles because it was becoming an addiction. Every one I started, had to be finished even it meant staying up to 3am, was my worst one. I definitely had plenty of patience to keep going although it turned into something else. What's the word I am looking for, beyond patience? ;) I don't think it would be a good idea for me to even look at your puzzle website LOL.
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@meowch (2220)
• United States
16 Oct 20
Obsessed is the word I think. It’s painful to know about what you went through. I’m hoping you’re getting good sleep since you stopped playing puzzles. When I play games or whichever I’m very interested in I overdo everything to perfection it’s crazy. Nowadays I’m trying to find balance.
@kaylachan (71590)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Oct 20
I have been disabled all my life. It's all I've ever known. While I have my impatient moments (I'm human after all), having to adapt meant often, being more patient. So, you could say, overcoming life's obstacles has done it for me.
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@kaylachan (71590)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Oct 20
Being disabled is nothing to be sorry about. In my opinion, it gives me an advantage over able-bodied people. I don't take for granted things most people would.@meowch
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@meowch (2220)
• United States
16 Oct 20
@kaylachan I like the way you view life. Being grateful and cherishing every single moment I believe brings more blessings.
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@stringer321 (5644)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
16 Oct 20
Start with the corners, and with the parts that are the edge of the puzzle. They have one or two straight sides so you can focus on them first.
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@stringer321 (5644)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
16 Oct 20
@meowch solving puzzles does require patience, some tactics can help but a cooperation with other players can make it faster (not working for too many players though, like one player per piece, makes no sense).
It makes me think about a strategy of cooperation between many players.
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@meowch (2220)
• United States
17 Oct 20
@stringer321 that's a good point, teamwork, tactics, patience are good combinations that will make solving puzzles quicker and easier. More people playing the better instead of one player only.
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@Shivram59 (36368)
• India
26 Oct 20
@meowch I have never played puzzles online.As an adolescent I used to play puzzles published in newspapers.
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@meowch (2220)
• United States
26 Oct 20
@Shivram59 that was my main problem not having a better vocabulary.
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@Shivram59 (36368)
• India
26 Oct 20
@meowch You need a rich vocabulary to solve cross word puzzles.
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