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'''grok''' | '''grok''' | ||
* To understand something intuitively or by empathy. | *To understand something intuitively or by empathy. | ||
'''meet & geek''' | '''meet & geek''' | ||
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*A less useful activity done consciously or subconsciously to procrastinate about a larger but more useful task. | *A less useful activity done consciously or subconsciously to procrastinate about a larger but more useful task. | ||
*[https://seths.blog/2005/03/dont_shave_that/ <nowiki>[more]</nowiki>] | *[https://seths.blog/2005/03/dont_shave_that/ <nowiki>[more]</nowiki>] | ||
'''XY problem''' | |||
* asking about your attempted ''solution'' rather than your actual ''problem'' | |||
* the person asking for help obscures the real issue, ''X'', because instead of asking directly about issue ''X'', they ask how to solve a secondary issue, ''Y'', which they believe will allow them to resolve issue ''X'' on their own | |||
* [https://xyproblem.info/ <nowiki>[more]</nowiki>] | |||