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TEN STEPS TO SUCCESSTEN STEPS TO SUCCESS
KNOWING A PROBLEM IS A PROBLEM WHEN YOU MEET ONE
• Does the problem use any reasonably important decision making activity?
• Say to myself “This is a problem. I need to slow down and think it through?”
PREVIEWING THE OUTCOME
• Do I look ahead and preview or estimate the outcome?
• Do I know what the solution will look like?
ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY• Can I solve the
problem?• Do I need outside
help to do so?• If so, from whom or
from where?• How long will it
take?
• How difficult will this be?
• What are the costs and benefits of solving the problem?
• Is it worth the effort?• What will happen if I
try to solve it?
MOBLIZING RESOURCES
• What do I need to solve the problem?
• Have I seen this kind of problem before?
• If so, what have I done before that has worked well?
THINKING LOGICALLY
• If I do this, then …• How did I come to that conclusion?• Can I think of any good analogies
that would explain what I did or how you solved the problem?
CONSIDERING DIFFERENT STRATEGIES AND PICKING THE
BEST ONE
• Did I consider more than one approach?
• Why don’t I try doing this, and if that doesn’t work then …
• I can always try that other approach or try the one I just thought of.
STARTING AND PACING
• Slow down my thinking and figure things out logically – step by step
• Cool it and think more slowly before making decisions.
SELF-MONITORING• Am I getting
anywhere with this?• Am I on the right
track?• How is it coming
along?• Is this the right or
best answer?
• Does my answer make sense?
• Have I done a good enough job with this?
• Do I think I could make a better approach?
DEALING WITH IMPASSES
• How do I respond when problem solving encounters an obstacle?
• What happens when a selected strategy has stopped working?
• Do I have an alternative plan?• Am I flexible?
ARRIVING AT THE SOLUTION• Can I think of the different times and
places where this kind of problem solving can be used again?
• Do I pace myself or rush through a problem?
• Do I have a strategy or do I do the first thing that comes to mind?
• Do I preview or do I have no way of estimating the answer?
PROBLEM SOLVING CHECKLIST
• Did I rush through this?• Did I use my strategies?• Did I estimate or preview my
answer?