Problem Solving (MoC) - DeveloPassion

# Problem Solving (MoC) ## Overview Notes about problems and problem solving. ## Notes   - [[12 favorite questions or problems]] - [[Aha moment]] - [[Ambitious goals make things happen]] - [[Analysis paralysis]] - [[Analytical thinking]] - [[Argument terminology]] - [[Autobiographical planning]] - [[Background mind]] - [[Be a perfectionist, but don't stay stuck on details]] - [[Brainstorming]] - [[Business vs problem brain]] - [[Choice overload]] - [[Convergent thinking]] - [[Correlation does not mean causality]] - [[Critical thinking]] - [[Design Thinking]] - [[Design Thinking Process]] - [[Divergent thinking]] - [[Divide and conquer]] - [[Double-diamond process]] - [[Einstellung effect]] - [[Eureka effect]] - [[Expectations about problem-solving complexity vs reality]] - [[Experience is not about knowing everything]] - [[Exploring new ideas regularly helps solve all sorts of problems in creative ways]] - [[Figure out which problems are worth solving and which ones you can ignore]] - [[Focus on solutions, not problems]] - [[Gravity problems]] - [[Hammock Driven Development]] - [[How to know if a problem is worth solving]] - [[How to think logically (Article)]] - [[Innovation is all about framing and re-framing problems]] - [[Ishikawa diagrams]] - [[It's better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness]] - [[Kidlin's Law]] - [[Lateral thinking]] - [[Linear thinking]] - [[Measure twice, cut once]] - [[Murphy's Law]] - [[Obsidian 2025-01 vault issue post-mortem]] - [[Our brain continues to work on solving the problems even when we're not paying attention]] - [[Problem Solving Algorithm]] - [[Problem solving cycle]] - [[Problem-solving 101 (Article)]] - [[Problems addressed by Personal Organization]] - [[Reframing the problem is interesting to find innovative solutions]] - [[Root-cause analysis (RCA)]] - [[Signs that you probably need a Knowledge Management System]] - [[Six Thinking Hats method]] - [[Slow Elevator Problem]] - [[Startup problem]] - [[The more senior you become, the more your job will involve filling gaps and stepping up to handle situations that aren’t anyone’s job]] - [[The Paradox of choice]] - [[Tips for for finding problems]] - [[Useful mental model for thinking about problems]] - [[Visual thinking]] - [[Waking mind]] - [[When it rains, it pours]]  ## Quotes   - [[A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it]] - [[A problem well-defined is a problem half solved]] - [[A startup with revenue has 100 problems. A startup without revenue just has one]] - [[All I want to know is where I’m going to die, so I’ll never go there]] - [[Anything that can go wrong will go wrong]] - [[As soon as you present a problem to me, I have some ready-made answer. Those ready-made answers get in the way of clear thinking, and we can’t help but have them]] - [[Avoid negative people. They have a problem with every solution]] - [[Bad habits are coping mechanisms for deeper issues]] - [[Breaks are a problem solving tool. Many ideas come when you step away from your desk & get a totally fresh perspective]] - [[Complexity is fractal. You only notice it when you get close enough to it]] - [[Customers don't buy products. They buy the benefits that these products and their suppliers offer to them]] - [[Feynman used to keep 12 favorite problems in his mind and tested new ideas against them]] - [[Focus on problems, they grow. Focus on solutions, you grow]] - [[Focus on the problem to solve and give it your undivided attention and effort. Produce high-quality work that is secure]] - [[If it's not actionable, it's not a problem. It's a circumstance]] - [[If you can't measure it, you can't improve it]] - [[In the era of algorithmic distraction, the ability to maintain a single thread of thought for four hours is a superpower. It is the only way to solve hard problems]] - [[Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results]] - [[Intelligence is what you make of it]] - [[Many problems can’t be solved forward]] - [[Maximizing perspective fuels innovative solutions]] - [[Most of what we learn about doesn't need to be memorized. Schools generally put too much emphasis on recall and so little on knowledge management, problem-solving, and creativity]] - [[No matter what they tell you, it’s always a people problem]] - [[Our temporary solution to a temporary problem has become a permanent problem]] - [[Overthinking every detail doesn’t lead to better quality, it just paralyzes your progress]] - [[People don't care about your solutions nearly as much as they care about their problems. If you want to make a sale, focus on the problems]] - [[Problems shrink when you approach them and expand when you move away from them]] - [[Solve problems and you'll attract tire kickers. Highlight problems and you'll attract paying clients]] - [[Successful people choose their battles]] - [[The more precisely you define the problem, the more easily you can find a solution]] - [[The perfect plan is pointless if you never get going]] - [[The problem with chasing perfection is that you end up paralyzed by indecision The only work that gets done is the work you’re already good at and you avoid risks, which means you avoid growth]] - [[The problem with having problems is that someone always has it worse]] - [[The success formula. Solve your own problems and freely share the solutions]] - [[The world is full of solutions looking for a problem]] - [[We are at the very beginning of time for the human race]] - [[Whatever is needed, I can handle it]] - [[You can't force yourself to think any faster. Speeding up your thinking process often results in poor decisions that create future problems]] - [[You can't solve a problem you're not willing to have]] - [[You don't find a solution without having a problem first]] - [[You don't know what you don't measure]] - [[You solve beginner problems with more. You solve advanced problems with less]] - [[You write down the problem. You think very hard. Then you write down the answer]]