Think in random manner: problme solving method

When facing new problems, most people tend to view their problems the same old way and solved it with old methods.

This fixed way of problem solving will not be the best way out and it does not lead them to any new ideas.

Try taking some form of random stimulation to knock problems off their current track and think differently.

Use a dictionary and pick words in random to trigger your mind.

Use the random word to your match your problems and find a connection to the solution.

Do it in a three to five round, then ask yourself how each word can help you view your problems differently.

Words selected randomly will trigger unexpected ideas and solution in your mind, which lead to fresh associations and connection.

When you use words in random, you link your thought in random directions and enable new ideas and solution to emerge.

Hence, remember, if you are stack in your problem solving process, one of the way to un-struck it is random thought that move you out of the problems, which enable you to think out of the box.

Dictionary is just one of the convenient tool, and other things that you can create the out of box thinking perspective may carry you through the same way!

Dexterine

Have patience with yourself

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew. --  Saint Francis de Sales

Re-order your thinking

You can take control of your own thoughts, actions and emotions, which means you can take control of your life. The best way to deal with problems is to re-order your thinking and see them as opportunities to grow or mature.

-- Zig Ziglar

Difficulty and problem solving skills

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.

-- English proverb


If you do not encounter any difficulty or face any problem in your learning and study journey, you will never have problem solving skills!

The way school design learning now based less on text book teaching, but more on project work, case study or simulation of work place problem solving.

Unlike the text book teaching method, answer is not given.

As the problems and answers may be multi-facet, they, may only be explored and derived from your own research and discovery with group work and brain storming.

The learning in school, polytechnic and university nowadasy is not to make you a learned person, but gloom you to be an independent learner, yet capable communicating with others, able to find information needed, think creatively and solve problems along the way. It is to equip you and prepare you for a real life journey!

A project work is to let you finding room to "project" your thinking, your view and your ways of problem solving. There is no standard answer, and that is the reason such an assignment is being called "Project Work"

Cheers!

Dexterine Ho

Take a step back

Try to take a step back and refocus if you are having problems with your study.

Reflects on how the problem occur and how it ballon to the size that is beyond your ability to solve.

Some of the issues are beyond your power to correct, but the ones in your domain are easy to fix.

Once you do whatever you can to minimize it, you will see the problem less daunting!

Just get to work ASAP (As Soon As Possible)!


Dexterine Ho

Problem solving

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

- Albert Einstein