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Create a Plan
You need a plan with actionable steps. Ask yourself what's barring you from moving forward and make step one. Step one will open doors to other steps.
Consider which steps will open more doors, add them to the plan, and keep doing that until you get to your solution. Things will change as you act on the plan and you'll need to adapt, so it's best to keep your plan somewhat open-ended and try to include steps that involve preparing for trouble you can foresee.
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Solving Puzzles Satisfies The Nimble Brain
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People have loved puzzles since the stone age. It is a phenomenon that is now becoming a craze.
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Math And Music
The ability to solve complex puzzles involves being able to process, match and synthesize a lot of different kinds of information at the same time.
Mathematics and Music are two areas that are different yet have connections in puzzle solving.
A Playful State of Mind
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Being able to be non-serious and enjoying the moment helps form the necessary connections that are hindered if the mind is in stress.
Iker T.
@ikert75
Are You Problem-Solving, or Just Worrying?
Confusing worry with problem-solving
Worry is defined as a negative thinking pattern about unresolved and fearsome issues that could have serious consequences.
In life, we all have problems. But sometimes,
Worrying does not help you to solve a problem
Research shows that when asked why people worry, many say it's because they are trying to solve problems. Another study found that people believe worry is necessary to find the best solutions.
Recognising the difference and moving away from worry can help to solve your problems efficiently.
Worry and problem-solving: Why we confuse the two processes
Just thinking about our problem can make us feel anxious.
It causes us to worry about the issue instead of focusing on the problem objectively. Worry also feels productive. But mulling over possible outcomes (mostly the bad ones) won't get us anywhere.
Nash
@nash_39
Three Star Leadership | Wally Bock | Problem solving like you mean it
Describe, don’t define
Good problem-solving starts with an accurate description of the situation. Not with a definition.
If you start defining the problem (for e.g, calling it an “accounting problem” or a “m...
For a solid description of a situation
- Get the story of the problem - a timeline with its evolution.
- Make lists of what you know and what you need to investigate.
- Ask the journalist’s basic questions: who, what, when, where, and why.
- Refine your answers by comparing the situation you don’t like to one that’s acceptable.
Optimal problem-solving meetings
- Schedule them early, before people have used up their thinking and attention on less important things.
- Eliminate distractions: put laptops and phones on a table at the back.
- For serious problems, do more than one meeting. Do some work on the situation, then let things rest. Some people may have ideas the interim that may prove helpful.
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