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Decision-Making Should Be a Required Course in Every High School

By Steven Johnson — 2018

We spend too much time making kids memorize facts instead of giving them the skill that will help them throughout their lives.

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The 3 Ways that Happy People Deal with Problems

Happy people are good at dealing with problems in ways that help them to maintain their mood, while still dealing with issues effectively.

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Art Markman
2019
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Creative Problem Solving

Creative problem solving (CPS) is a way of solving problems or identifying opportunities when conventional thinking has failed. It encourages you to find fresh perspectives and come up with innovative solutions, so that you can formulate a plan to overcome obstacles and reach your goals.

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Mind Tools Content Team
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What Great Problem Solvers Do Differently

Most people assume that what it takes to be a great problem solver is simply raw intelligence. However, while intelligence helps, it’s not the only important element.

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Joseph Folkman
2018
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8 Things Really Great Problem Solvers Do

Those who are exceptionally good at solving problems have a distinct advantage on the path to success. They often become leaders among their peers.

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Kevin Daum
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Creativity Is Your Best Problem-Solving Tool—Here’s How to Harness It

Your success is contingent on your ability to solve problems effectively, and one of the best tools you have for the job is your creativity. But why is creativity so valuable in solving problems, and how can you make the best use of it?

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Timothy Carter
2020
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Tracing the Spark of Creative Problem-Solving

“It’s imagination, it’s inference, it’s guessing; and much of it is happening subconsciously,” said Marcel Danesi, a professor of anthropology.

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Benedict Carey
2010
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Why Giving Up Is Sometimes the Best Way to Solve a Problem

"The real problem, we finally realized, wasn’t the one we were trying to solve. It was that we were so focused on finding a solution that we never stopped to question whether we should even be doing the thing causing us problems in the first place."

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Tim Herrera
2019
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Are You Solving the Right Problem?

“If I were given one hour to save the planet, I would spend 59 minutes defining the problem and one minute resolving it,” Albert Einstein said.

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Dwayne Spradlin
2012
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How Mindfulness Can Help Engineers Solve Problems

New research shows that by promoting divergent thinking, mindfulness can help engineers strengthen their ability to generate new ideas, leading to new ways of thinking and better solutions.

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Beth Rieken, Shauna Shapiro, Shannon Gilmartin, Sheri D. Sheppard
2019
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