[orionblastar]

These were the techniques taught to me in college in 1989 when I learned how to debug. We didn't have git back then. Sometimes taking a break helps if you get stressed out and stuck. I worked with a Marine in 1996-1997 at the ATCOM Army base who taught me that going to the snack bar and buying a soda and a bag of chips is the best way to refocus your brain on the problem. Take a walk as well.

[Insanity]

Maybe the “go buy a bag of chips” is a way to force the walk to happen.

I tend to do the same though, walk away for a bit and then return to the problem. Sometimes longer breaks are needed though so I might pivot to a different problem for a while.