No joke, pen and paper, preferably a small notebook with no lines.
One time I solved a very complex circular dependency issue this way. I think just writing down thoughts and process in a very human way can help with technical issues.
Agreed. When I am really stuck, I print out code that I think has a problem, bring a pencil and nothing else and go somewhere else. Coffee shop, break room, park, it doesn’t matter. Just a change of scenery. It’s amazing how well it works for focused debugging. I just need to do it more often and sooner.
One time I solved a very complex circular dependency issue this way. I think just writing down thoughts and process in a very human way can help with technical issues.