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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>]