problem solving
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problem solving
The most important food to constantly feed your brain is the problems you want it to be solving. These problems do not need to be grand like “solving world hunger.” Maybe one of your problems right now is what to get people for Christmas. You have to define clearly what those problems are and then constantly remind your brain to think about them.
Nat Eliason • The Art of Fermenting Great Ideas The Art of Fermenting Great Ideas
failure to recognize the pervasiveness of the Pareto principle is a common factor in incorrectly rejecting simple solutions to complicated problems.
Philo • The Midwit Trap
If you have an intractable, long-running problem in your life, and you’ve tried everything you can think of as far as running at it headfirst—try switching tracks, leaving that problem aside for awhile, and getting really , really into whatever pops into your intuition. Have you been meaning to learn everything there is to know about Indian... See more
River Kenna • Stop Running Headfirst into Problems
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Ali Abdaal discusses blending Western therapy and Buddhist acceptance to manage challenges, shares insights on motivation and discipline, and promotes Brilliant, an interactive learning platform for enhancing problem-solving and understanding AI.
LinkThe solutions to a problem are very very often not located in the same spot as the problem itself. A whole lot of issues only get solved by fixing up seemingly-unrelated stuff.
River Kenna • Stop Running Headfirst into Problems
I’ve read thousands of books.
In 2010, I picked one up that would change my life.
The book: *Fooled by Randomness* by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb)
Over a decade later, the 5 lessons that have stayed with me: