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This 3-Minute Exercise Will Change the Way You Solve Problems
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Structured thinking
With structured thinking, you methodically break down problems and solve them bit by bit.
It's your ability to use logic, practice deduction, and build a big answer by asking many small questions.
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Improve your structured thinking
The best way to improve your structured thinking is to ask yourself questions where you can't find the answers online (like, for example, how many customers visit your favorite restaurant every year?)
First, you start with what you know, then further break the problem down.
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Structured thinking is innovative
Structure may seem like it is stifling creativity, but it is not. Creativity thrives on rules. Within the boundaries, your thoughts can think freely.
When you know how to think, not just what to think, you can become an innovative problem solver, which can benefit you throughout your life.
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The frames we use to see the world
The frames we create for what we experience both inform and limit the way we think. And most of the time we are not aware of the frames we are using.
Being able to question and shift your frame of reference is an important key to enhancing your imagination because it reveals completely different insights.
Reframing problems
You can practice reframing by physically or mentally changing your point of view, by seeing the world from others’ perspectives, and by asking questions that begin with “why.”