How often do you end up working on a problem you’ve never solved before?
When you do, do you put your head down and fight it until you’ve won?
Or do you get a couple friends in the room and work through it together?
I don’t think either option is wrong.
But exclusively sticking to one or the other is probably sub-optimal.
I try (and sometimes succeed 😉) to find the balance.
If you’re on the path of a solution, can see the end, and just need to do the work, it’s probably best to wait to share until you’re done.
However, if you’re stumbling around in the fog, I’m almost always happy with the results when I share it with a colleague. We usually both walk away understanding things better, and I’ve got a better grasp on the issue at hand.
I think the key to all this is to pay attention, and make conscious decisions about how and when to isolate and collaborate.
-Brian Schoolcraft
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