• cman6@lemmy.world
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      Ha, I never knew this had an actual name.

      I thought it was known as talking to a brick wall, ie. if you have a issue talk to a brick wall and you’ll get the answer

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        It’s got more than a name, too: it’s got a Wikipedia page! Part of my job is IT support for normies, and I love sharing that with clients (because of course they’ve not heard of it). Usually gets a laugh, and I like to think they adopt the term and “rubber duck” things in their daily life thereafter.

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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      yep, came to say the same thing.

      Sometimes thinking of the problem in a different way, such as describing it to another person, can help you look at it from a different direction and realize the problem.

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      Except that you are paid to make the rubber duck do most of the work, not do most of the work yourself.