Warm up for problem solving

Your brain will be better at problem-solving if you warm it up on that job.   Here are a few suggestions.

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The past is prologue.  Recall a problem you have already solved.  Not a big one.  Just something minor.    Imagine yourself as you began to deal with that problem. 

Go to the Quick Solve Page and answer the questions. 

Don’t cheat yourself.  You really solved the problem.  Really write the answers. Really take satisfaction in what you did.  It really takes doing these things to get all the parts of your brain in the game.  Really.

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Remember that good idea you had a while back?  Go to the main Cuepon page.  Pick a topic that seems relevant to the problem.  Scan over the Cuepons on that page and pick one that catches your eye.

Imagine how that idea might have helped you when you were trying to deal with the problem.  Maybe you actually thought of that idea at the time and it did help.  Maybe the idea confirms the solution you used.  Maybe the idea suggests other solutions you might have used.   

Look for a few other Cuepons that catch your eye.  See if you can think of several options.  If you find an option better than the one you chose, be glad that your are smarter now. 

Work out your brain on piranha problems.  If you haven't noticed yourself solving problems lately, don't start with the big problems.  Look around for piranha problems.  These are the little annoyances of everyday life.  The death of a thousand cuts.  Those annoyances become problems when you decide to fix them.  That’s the difference.  Annoyances you put up with.  Problems you fix.

God must have loved piranha problems.  He made so many of them.

You can use piranha problems to sharpen your skills.  You may even enjoy figuring out solutions.  It shows what you can do.  Builds self-confidence.

An ounce of success is worth a pound of positive thinking.  

Maybe Market. Maybe you can find a market for one of your solutions.  If lots of people have the same problem, they may be interested in buying a solution.  And if you start wondering how to find a market, you can treat that as a problem.          

Thinkerers never don’t know what to do