Puzzles and Mysteries

When trying to figure something out, it can be useful to distinguish a puzzle from a mystery.  Puzzles have well defined pieces and the solution may come from time spent organizing, rearranging, and so on.  A mystery is not the same thing, and it may have no simple answer.  Mysteries require a different kind of analysis and may not be solvable.  The reason that it is important to distinguish between a puzzle and a mystery is that how you approach the search for a solution involves a different process and skills.