why some people good at putting together jigsaw puzzles and others aren’t?
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I have a eye for them. I can do them very well. I can also pick out a tarnished penny in a bed of bark mulch. I think it has something to do with the rods and cones in the back of my eyes.
I used to do puzzles in a social setting and it's true, there are people who just don't get it. They would pick up a piece that obviously did not fit in the space and wonder if it would fit.
I like the relaxed socialization of working a puzzle over the holidays with family or friends. Board games puzzles and cards are still a great way to enjoy that relaxed sharing and fun.
Hmm . I think I now understand why soured on jigsaw puzzles so bad. Enough to take sandpaper to the pieces that wouldn't fit.
By and large, jigsaw puzzles are meant to be a collective activity, to be done by a whole family or a group of friends. Either with each person having a job or with everybody working as a unit. Yes, most puzzles are frustrating as , but being in a group mitigates that. In my family, however, they were used as a somewhat productive way to occupy my time, once I got too old for toys (shortly before middle school). In my parents' defense, they were truly too busy working and making the house run smoothly, to fiddle around with puzzle pieces. I was also too shy to have close friends I could invite over, to help me work on the puzzle. So as an only child, it meant a lot of lonely, frustrating time trying to make the pieces all fit together.
I made friends much more easily after I started high school, when I had more freedom to go out and about. They were good friends, too. But by then, jigsaw puzzles were a distant memory.
Last edited by MillennialUrbanist; 11-10-2017 at 08:27 AM..
I'm good at jigsaw puzzles. Don't recall having them as a child but when I began doing them to fill some bleak hours, they seemed easy. Progressed through the 250/500/1,000 piece puzzles and was over the moon when I completed a 2,000 piece Coca-Cola puzzle. The hook is, I have to like the subject matter.
Currently, doing puzzles on-line on jigidi. But I'll need to get the real thing for New Year's Eve.
My youngest son, in his forties, has never been good at jigsaws. He's tried and while he's extremely bright in every other facet of his life, jigsaws frustrate him.
It's something you can do, or not. Watching my son in his attempts, it's not something you can learn.
I think you would have to really like putting together a puzzle.
I would, however not.
While some people might find it a relaxing and enjoyable task, I would not.
I have never put together a puzzle, and never will. I see nothing fun about it.
However, I do like other tedious tasks.
Tons of different subject matter, you can choose how many pieces and it can be sorted into edge only pieces and you can change the color of the background.
I suspect a bit of dyslexia helps with jigsaw puzzles. Dyslexic makes left and right somewhat problematical, but does wonders for fitting things together. I's suspect a lot of architects are good at jigsaw puzzles as well as folks who stock shelves and set up displays?
Tons of different subject matter, you can choose how many pieces and it can be sorted into edge only pieces and you can change the color of the background.
I suspect a bit of dyslexia helps with jigsaw puzzles. Dyslexic makes left and right somewhat problematical, but does wonders for fitting things together. I's suspect a lot of architects are good at jigsaw puzzles as well as folks who stock shelves and set up displays?
In terms of spatial perception, you're probably right. Architects have to have an aptitude in spatial perception.
There is an online mobile app via Apple, Mobility Ware - Crossword Puzzle. You can select how many pieces you want to work with. Also has an option to choose pictures from photos you have. For additional costs, there are other puzzles on it to choose from - prices ranging from $1.99 to $3.99. There might be other pricier ones but I haven't noticed them. I like doing the daily freebies. Most likely this company or others like it are on Android versions as well.
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. I think I now understand why soured on jigsaw puzzles so bad. Enough to take sandpaper to the pieces that wouldn't fit. 
, but being in a group mitigates that. In my family, however, they were used as a somewhat productive way to occupy my time, once I got too old for toys (shortly before middle school). In my parents' defense, they were truly too busy working and making the house run smoothly, to fiddle around with puzzle pieces. I was also too shy to have close friends I could invite over, to help me work on the puzzle. So as an only child, it meant a lot of lonely, frustrating time trying to make the pieces all fit together.
