figuring it out
- solvingFinding the answer
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- ahaExclamation of realization
- clickingMaking short sharp sounds
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
deciphering · cracking · working · brainstorming · lightbulb · eureka · untangling · piecing · detective · clues · reasoning · discovery · insight · breakthrough · understanding · grasping · nailing · sorting
cognitive resolution
figuring it outdrawing a blank
Unable to remember
hitting a wall · missing the point · scratching one's head · going in circles
engagement with difficulty
figuring it outgiving up
Choosing to stop trying
throwing in the towel · quitting · walking away · surrendering · admitting defeat