All my life, I have run away from Sudoku. Like run away. Never ever tried the ones that used to be a daily feature in newspapers. Cringed at people who did them. Never fathomed myself to be able to solve them.
But then some 10-15 days ago I tried a Sudoku (easy version) in the NYT games app, and quite liked it. (Also, because I was able to solve it.)
Doing it consistently over the past few days, and it has taught me some lessons too:
- There is always a hint. You have to be open enough to look at it.
- If a number is not showing any hint, move on to the next number. True for life also. But there is a hint, a small door somewhere.
- If a game could be won, you could be the one winning it too. If you are interested and committed enough. This is particularly true for life because not everything is going to be a piece of cake. You have to be lovingly passionate and committed to the game in order to win it.
- Look at all the options. Clearly. A hurry is more often the reason for an error more than a wrong judgement.
- The best part is also the fact that you might gain a sharper brain in the long run by doing Sudoku, but I would happily outsource that to reading good books. Other than that, do it for entertainment. And know the game you are playing. Instead of just blindly copying someone else.