CROSSWORDS: Reasons Not to...

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distraction
"Friday's Agenda: 1. Open agenda and email 2. Ask for coffee
3. Read agenda and emails 4. Do the newspaper's crossword
5. Ask for more coffee 6. Decide which emails to answer later
7. Leave office #croswords #ilovemylife #lifeofaboss
#friday #casualfriday" by guillermogg
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Summary

  • Solving crosswords can become time-consuming, frustrating, and/or addictive.
  • This course could speedup your solving time and reduce frustration,
    -- though it might make them more fun and addictive.
  • Why do You solve puzzles-- or not?
  • "Write a history of crosswords in the style of a conspiracy theorist." by ChatGPT (AI chatbot)
    All right, here goes: The history of crosswords is a shadowy one, full of intrigue and deceit.
    It all began with a man named Arthur Wynne, who worked as a journalist for the New York
    World newspaper. But little did the world know, Wynne was not who he seemed.
    He was actually a secret agent, working for a shadowy organization that sought to control
    the masses through the use of mind-altering puzzles. In December of 1913, Wynne unveiled
    his latest creation: the "word-cross" puzzle. It was published in the Sunday edition of the
    New York World, and it quickly became a sensation. But all was not as it seemed.
    Hidden within the puzzle were subliminal messages, designed to brainwash the unsuspecting public.
    The crossword craze only grew from there, with other newspapers jumping on the bandwagon
    and publishing their own versions of the puzzle. But make no mistake -- these were not mere games. more

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