How to solve problems?
Why should you care about problem-solving? Problem solving is one of the most important skills in life and work. At an early age, we learn to deal with simple problems, big and small. From our first wobbly steps, where we solve the problem of balancing on two ridiculously small feet at the end of our limbs, to figuring out the right shaped block to go in the right shaped hole - the round block goes in the round hole, of course, of course! Humans are natural problem solvers. At least when it comes to figuring out how to navigate the physical world. As we grow, our lives become more complex. Problems move from the purely physical to include the theoretical; different kinds of problems created by our modern digital world. Physical problem-solving skills are intuitively learned as infants and children, similar to art skills where there is a certain freedom. However, as we get older, we tend to be more risk averse and feel there is just one elusive answer to the problems we face, if on