Switch to a Different Problem

While anxiety is normal when you first identify a threat, it's not helpful when you're trying to solve a problem.

• Worrying makes us feel bad, that can cloud our judgment.
• When we worry, it takes a lot of mental effort to sto...

The best way to learn something is to explain it to someone else, preferably to a child. Or at least map out how you would explain something to a child.

This is known as Richard Feynman’s learning formula.

There are only so many ways you can solve a problem when you are unwilling to consider unorthodox solutions. You limit yourself and your opportunities by doing so.

When you allow for any and every possible solution, you may in fact end up coming up with more creative ways to solve proble...