When problem-solving, especially alone, if you’re stuck you should try looking at resolutions you don’t like. What biases do you have? It is possible you’re avoiding wonderful tools to ascertain the cause of the problem simply because you don’t like those tools as a resolution to the problem. It’s plausible though, to use something you don’t like to find a…
Month: May 2017
All hypocrisy isn’t equal
It’s easy in life to find hypocrisy. Especially in politics when you are out to dismantle the opposition. People are inherently hypocritical, all of us, because each situation and individual’s perspective dictates what matters. We simply hold too many beliefs to reconcile all of them. For example, what is food versus a pet. We have no real reason to designate…
Don’t conflate finding cause with finding resolution
As I’ve mentioned it’s important to find cause before a resolution when problem-solving. Part of finding cause can easily appear as if it’s finding a resolution and that can be offputting to the point where people avoid a technique to find the cause because they don’t like the implications of it as a resolution. For example let’s say I have…
Cause before resolution
When something goes wrong we have a tendency to want to fix it as fast as possible. The human mind sees a problem as painful and any hint of resolution steals focus from finding the cause. By all means if a simple fix is ok because it’s not that important then have at it. For example, if somebody blocked my…
Go back and do it the new way
When you’re developing a new habit, if you catch yourself following your old habit, go back and do it the new way. For example, let’s say someone tells me about a new driving route that’s faster than my current route. No doubt I’ll find myself slipping into the familiar route. When this happens and I notice, I can turn the…
Problems don’t go unsolved
I’ve seen plenty of people stuck on problems but I’ve never encountered a problem worth solving that wasn’t eventually solved.
Mindful eating can be just as refreshing as a hot shower.
Most of us know that we can take a hot shower and almost always feel better. Problems melt away. You feel better because feelings come from your body. And warm water is a pleasurable feeling as opposed to say cold water. The same is true of eating food. It’s definitely something that triggers positive reinforcement. No doubt you’ve been hangry…
What shouldn’t you do?
Got a problem that you just can’t solve? If you want to be creative and solve it then do what you shouldn’t do. The shouldn’ts are often what hold us back at the artificial fences that we erect mostly because someone else told us to. Mindlessly. Have you ever felt something wasn’t proper? Not the right way to do things?…