Rubber Ducking

Yesterday I learned the paradigm "rubber ducking".
This sounds pretty funny but is a very powerful technique. Actually I guess most of you know this technique but never heard of the term rubber ducking. This name was created in the book "The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master" by AndrewHunt and DavidThomas.

Place a rubber duck on your monitor and describe your problems to it. There's something magical about stating your problems aloud that makes the solution more clear.

In other words: just try to say what your problem is and the problem may vanish.

further reading: here