Crossword puzzles
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:04 pm
I love doing crossword puzzles! Any other fans out there?
I used to think I hated crossword puzzles, until I realized that it was okay not to finish a puzzle all in one sitting. I wouldn't be able to complete the puzzle, I'd get frustrated, and that would be the end. Now I fill in all that I can, then come back to it later. The brain is an intersting thing - it's amazing how just an hour later I can come up with answers that had me totally stumped earlier! Sometimes I've woken up with the answer to a tough question I was stuck on, like my brain was working on it overnight.
Of course, my real secret is doing "good" crossword puzzles at the right level of difficulty for me. Right now I'm doing puzzles in a New York Times Monday Crosswords book because they're all well done and make me think while still allowing me to be within a letter or two (or three...) of accurate success on each one.
I used to think I hated crossword puzzles, until I realized that it was okay not to finish a puzzle all in one sitting. I wouldn't be able to complete the puzzle, I'd get frustrated, and that would be the end. Now I fill in all that I can, then come back to it later. The brain is an intersting thing - it's amazing how just an hour later I can come up with answers that had me totally stumped earlier! Sometimes I've woken up with the answer to a tough question I was stuck on, like my brain was working on it overnight.
Of course, my real secret is doing "good" crossword puzzles at the right level of difficulty for me. Right now I'm doing puzzles in a New York Times Monday Crosswords book because they're all well done and make me think while still allowing me to be within a letter or two (or three...) of accurate success on each one.