I kept getting stuck on Python loops until I started drawing them out with a pen and paper, like a flowchart. Game changer!

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My old math teacher made us diagram every word problem before solving it. I hated it then, but now I get it. I do the same thing when I'm trying to pack my car for a trip or plan my week. Getting it out of my head and onto something I can see just makes the steps obvious. It's like your brain needs a map.

oliver_murphy23d ago

Yeah @lily97, it's wild how stuff we hated in school ends up being useful later lol.

matthew_ward823d ago

Ever think about why drawing it out works so well? It forces you to slow down. When a loop is just in your head, you skip steps. But with a pen, you have to write "okay, i equals 0, check if it's less than 5" and draw that arrow. It makes you see the exact moment things go wrong, like when you forget to increase your counter. Your hand moving makes your brain follow the real path.