What can a person do to improve his/her problem-solving skills?

Question

In other words, what can a person do to "figure out things" more quickly?

Answer 1

Problem solving is a mind set. You need to learn what makes you think best. I recommend doing the following activities that are fun:

Play chess.
Learn a new card game. Play online with other new beginners. I love pinochle.
Do sudoku puzzles or crosswords.
Try to be a helpful person. Usually generosity sparks team building.

Answer 2

I think you should start buying Maths assessment book and try practicing all the questions.If you work hard,you will improve.You can highlight the clues to the answers and you will figure out the method to do the question.

Answer 3

"There are many different ways to be smart, and the steps to take toward that end are not limited to these. There are plenty of people who are book smart but street stupid. Remember that ultimately, being smart means taking interest in every aspect of life, from academics, to the arts, to communication and relationships. "

Answer 4

Immerse yourself in such situations which really require critical thinking. Closest thing you got is to do math. Start from there, and everything else will follow.

Answer 5

Get, read and practice the techniques in Edward De Bono's books. They work amazingly well.
http://www.edwdebono.com/

Answer 6

There's a Nintendo DS game .... specifically for that... enhances your critical thinking ability...

WAY off... "Brain Age"

Answer 7

You could....Solve more problems.

And practice.
That'll help.Practice makes better.

Answer 8

Seems OK to me; my manager says we need to think outside the box now and then. Thanks for the chuckel