How much time should I spend on figuring out game before I go to video explanation?

JohnnyKarate

So I’m new to LG and I got stuck up on a particular game during one of the sequencing games problem sets. How much time should I spend trying to figure it out? Or should I just go to the video explanation of that particular game if I’m really that stumped? I just don’t want to waste any unecessary time and/or instill any bad habits when learning LG.

keets993

I generally give it 15-30 mins. If you're really stuck, get a clean copy to do it on and start from the beginning to see if you can figure out anything new. That's usually what helps me, I break it down in a notebook as BR after I do it the first time, to see what inferences I missed or mistakes I made that resulted in my getting stuck. That's when I watch the video explanation to check my reasoning.