When starting a puzzle, it's important to begin working on a smooth, flat surface. Working on a rocky foundation is a recipe for disaster. Sometimes the basics can make all the difference.
Everyone has a different technique, I like to start on the outside before focusing on the details in the middle. Although everyone is different, we all want the same end result: to be complete.
We put a lot of effort into things and sometimes they just don't fit. Sometimes that piece looks a little off but it works for now, so you ignore it. It may not ruin the entire structure, but eventually you'll need to put that piece somewhere else, the place it was always meant to go.
When you get stuck you can spend countless minutes, hours, days... Trying each piece one by one... But when you find the perfect fit, it's worth it. When things fit together, it's easy. And when they don't, they might work temporarily, but be prepared to come back later for repairs.
Or with some luck you can stumble upon a wave where everything seems to come naturally, little can stop the juices flowing. You know you've stumbled upon something worth trying and continuing. It's hard to find, but once it's there, you try your best to keep it going.
And then there are the times when you've completed it to realize there is one missing piece. Somewhere along the road you misplaced it, and it will probably never be recovered. And the work may feel like it was in vain.
When you try and try and nothing fits, you say to yourself, "It's faulty mechanics, I've received a dud..." But usually, you're just in denial. You aren't trying hard enough. You just haven't looked hard enough to connect the right pieces together.
And when you're ready to give up and walk away, maybe that's the best thing for now... Sometime in the future you may have an epiphany to help work through it, or maybe you'll realize it's just not worth it. Maybe someone else will have better luck...
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