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What I do is I read over something, take a nap, and then read it over again. If I don't get it after that I'll ask someone for help.
Taking a break helps a lot. I like to multitask for this reason and to not feel like wasting time. Also, important to remember to eat. There's an obvious drop in my clarity of mind right before lunch.
The unconscious mind processes what you were doing during REM sleep, so it's really efficient way of getting things done.
First taking a nap and only then asking for help. I like this approach.