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Interrogate and extrapolate
‘If I had an hour to solve a problem I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.’
ALBERT EINSTEIN
This tool can feel quite different to the others. While many of the others are about dusting off the creative part of your brain, this one can feel more logical and analytical. Which is why some people will love it and others will hate it (I’m back to Marmite again).
It’s also why it won’t work with every problem. But I’ve included it because it would be remiss not to acknowledge that some problems can be solved with rigorous, rational analysis.
Your car engine has broken down: where sidestep the issue would have you cycle or get a taxi instead, interrogate and extrapolate ...
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