How to find the right solutions?
We have selected some tips from the book “Trap of Thinking” to help you find the right solutions.
Search for solutions
To break down the narrow structure, we need alternatives, and one of the main ways to get them is to look for someone who has already solved your problem. If you do not know how to deal with an alcoholic relative, talk to someone who understands a similar situation (which has led to an anonymous group of alcoholics). If you are unfamiliar with the process of applying for a foundation grant, talk to someone who has already done so. Listen to someone who has a rich experience.
Another great way you can use it to break up narrow frames is to check for missing options. Imagine Aladdin’s genie has a fancy big brother who randomly chooses to solve problems instead of giving the person three wishes. Below we give you a simple form of testing for missing options that might fit your situation: you can’t choose any of the options you are considering. What else can you do?
So, our fancy gene, which at first glance seems cruel – he took our options! – Actually, a good man and a clever girl. Removal options can benefit people because it draws their attention: they are stuck on a small edge of wide landscapes.
Balance of confidence
Overconfidence about the future undermines our decisions. We are passively preparing for the problem. We are tempted to ignore the early signs of failure. We are not ready for unpleasant surprises. The meaning of the fight for self-confidence: We must look to the future as a vision, not a point.
Making the ultimate choice for the future means moving our spotlights from one side to the other and mapping the whole area. Then we can push the events towards the desired outcome, ready for both good and bad situations.
Opportunity costs
Often we do not see the problem from different angles. Unfortunately, the apathy towards opportunity spending is so pervasive that we are shocked when someone takes note of it. In that sense, it is possible Dwight Eisenhower, a Republican presidential candidate, and presidential candidate was not immediately available for comment. In 1953, a few months after taking office for the first time, he declared: “The cost of a modern heavy bomber is the same as below: all modern brick schools in more than 30 cities; Two power plants, each serving a city of 60,000 people. Two great, fully equipped hospitals. About 80 kilometers of concrete highway. For one fighter, we pay half a million bushels of wheat. We pay a destroyer with a new home where more than 6,000 people can live. “
How much better would our decisions be if more people expressed Eisenhower’s desire to consider the cost of opportunity? If we start each decision by asking a few simple questions: What will we refuse to make this choice? Based on the materials in the book “Traps of Thought,.”