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Puzzles and Mysteries

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When trying to figure something out, it can be useful to distinguish a puzzle from a mystery. Puzzles have well defined pieces and the solution may come from time spent organizing, rearranging, and so on. A mystery is not the same thing, and it may have no simple answer. Mysteries require a different kind of analysis and may not be solvable. The reason that it is important to distinguish between a puzzle and a mystery is that how you approach the search for a solution involves a different process and skills.

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When trying to figure something out, it can be useful to distinguish a puzzle from a mystery. Puzzles have well defined pieces and the solution may come from time spent organizing, rearranging, and so on. A mystery is not the same thing, and it may have no simple answer. Mysteries require a different kind of analysis and may not be solvable. The reason that it is important to distinguish between a puzzle and a mystery is that how you approach the search for a solution involves a different process and skills.

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