𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀,

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗿? Well, before we get to the supposition, let us take a glance at what problem-solving brings about. Problem-solving is the systematic application of generalized or arbitrary procedures to uncover quick fixes to problematic issues.

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝘀, 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼-𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟲, "𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻."

 

Let us pay attention to a classic narrative to obtain a deeper interpretation of the situation of problem-solving.

A little boy was walking home from school one day when he stumbled across a mishap. While he was worried about how much homework he had to do, a large truck became stranded beneath a bridge in the center of a road, preventing any cars from passing under the bridge. Fortunately, no one was injured. People began to congregate and observe what was going on overtime. A large number of police officers and firefighters were also attempting to free the truck. However, no one knew how to fix the situation because the truck was stuck and would not move an inch.

The bridge wherein the vehicle became entirely stopped was on one of the city's main thoroughfares, and traffic began to build up. After a few hours, the mayor and his entire team investigated the matter since they had received reports about the traffic gridlock. Even with the mayor's intervention, the firemen and police officers were unable to free the truck. The mayor quickly enlisted the assistance of every engineer in town, but even they were unable to free the vehicle without harming the bridge. They brought hefty machinery and tried to pull the truck out at the end of the day. They were, however, ineffective even then.

Overall, this delay, the young boy propositioned the mayor and recommended a simplistic fix saying, "The truck is stuck this same manner it is right now." So why don't you deflate the tires and then lift the truck out? You perceive, if you let the air out of the tires, the truck would drop and become unstuck." The mayor was flabbergasted by the offer, but he was desperate enough to do what the boy recommended. Then he discussed the plan with his team, and they decided to go ahead with it. The entirely trapped truck unlogged in no time, and individuals were able to resume their lives. The mayor was astounded that many older men and women could not figure out what a little boy could.

Roger Lewin, a British prize-winning science writer and author of 20 books, stated that "Too often we give our children answers to remember rather than problems to solve." In reality, our society's predicament is strikingly similar to the quote's assertion. The majority of parents want their children to scribble down the answers. However, this may not have occurred in the case of the young kid in the preceding anecdote.

 

We can get a clear insight into our thinking limitations from this young boy's story. We sometimes dramatize things because of our age, experience, privileges, or other numerous factors, and we are reluctant to hunt for clear answers. We will be productive members of society if we can conquer this insurmountable barrier.

 

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗽𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺-𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴:

1. Identify the problem perfectly and precisely.

2. Annalise the matter impeccably and accurately.

3. Define the issue clearly and carefully.

4. Search for the underlying cause.

5. Research and select alternatives.

6. Put the Solution into Action.

7. Monitor and evaluate the potential elucidation.

 

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱? 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆? 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀; 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼.