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That’s so on point. One time I was stuck on One Reborn from Bloodborne for a whole evening. While I was sleeping I figured out the optimal path to best the Chime Maidens. I woke up and beat the boss in 5 mins.
Very real phenomenon. Happened so many times
It feels like I've written this comment. My experience is very very similar to yours.
Exactly. I realised this a while ago that if I keep having the same day everyday, I'm not going to remember anything about my life. Everything would be insignificant because it happens everyday. It came to my mind when I started to lose track of my week. Did I have pasta on Tuesday or Wednesday? What time did I come home last Thursday? Why can't I distinguish one day from the other? Because everyday is the same. Now I track my days and its much much better.
If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.
- Toni Morrison
All of these situations are fairly complicated. So the best thing to do ( even for a human assistant ) is to ask more questions. That is the best way to get clarification rather than just trying to figure out what the context is. The assistant should be able to ask a simple question: "Are you talking about the London in UK or Ohio?"
I've always appreciated people who interview like this and on the rare chance that I'm interviewing someone, I focus on maintaining a conversation too.
Really draws the line between a conglomerate firm and a company that actually cares at a personal (sort of) level.