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diff --git a/starts/bagel/notes-puzzle-metarelevence.txt b/starts/bagel/notes-puzzle-metarelevence.txt index 0f17c6c..202eeda 100644 --- a/starts/bagel/notes-puzzle-metarelevence.txt +++ b/starts/bagel/notes-puzzle-metarelevence.txt @@ -79,3 +79,17 @@ relevence is much more useful in the mind, for other situations, than specific r Karl's thoughts imply he believes there are kind of idealized pattern structures, and that a good, well-learned general habit can apply to a completely unrelated domain, via understanding of general structures of patterns. + +The solution to the puzzle is a ping-ponging pattern of jumping forward through alternating arrows. +It evolved slowly, first from finding a starting set of steps that made more than 1 arrow go to the opposite side, +then through realizing the danger of paired arrows pointing the same direection which trap the ones they are +pointing at, and recognizing the value of more jumping over something rather than moving a single step (which +first started as a do-this-always, and then regressed back to do-this-usually briefly before settling on do-this- +except-in-these-special-cases), noting the pattern at the end of jumping many in succession across the board, +and finally eventually explaining the starting moves in terms of a detailed expression of that repeating pattern. +The general pattern of when to jump rather than move a single step did not end up getting expanded. +There are also many whys that did not end up getting expanded. I guess whys would be simply more general patterns. +The ping-ponging pattern is a repeated experience of jumping over something to fill a hole. Because of how the +arows work, this travels in one direction until it hits the edge of the board. The repetition was an indication +of a general pattern being in play. The solution was found by engaging in altering the board such that the repetition +could occur more, partly found by using some existing habits for making space for pieces on a board to arrive. |