The doctor solves problems by triage, prioritizing ailments.
The electrician solves problems sequentially, following the flopping electrons.
The athlete solves problems by focus, working on one-part of their craft.
The lawyer solves problems by history, finding the precedent.
The marketer solves problems by magic, directing the audience’s attention.
The banker solves problems contractually, creating a structure for future events.
The child solves problems novelly, doing without knowing.
The researcher solves problems by legibility, collecting and categorizing.
The engineer plays 3-D Sudoku, considering constraints of the world.
The artist solves problems via subtracting, removing what doesn’t move ya.
The sales agent solves problems with empathy, finding what a buyer wants.
The venture capitalist solves problems backward, asking ‘what leads to this?’
Most of these are speculative. Though individual answers may be wrong the broader point is not. There are a variety of ways to solve problems and sometimes a new point-of-view is worth more than forty IQ.
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