Problem solving is something you’ll need in almost everything. Ranging from work to school or to just fixing things around your house, you will need some form of problem solving. It’s good if you can solve problems efficiently and with innovation. To be effective at problem solving you need to understand and can apply almost all of the personal and interpersonal skills mentioned on the site.
Basics of problem solving:
- Problem solving: The way you overcome an obstacle
- All problems have two features in common: goals and obstacles
How to effectively solve problems
- Identify the problem at hand
- Researching and observing the problem
- Analysis of the research you have done and figure out possible solutions
- Pick which solution is best
- Implement this decision
Overall, problem solving isn’t something terribly difficult to grasp. The concept itself is easy to understand, the issue is getting good at it. You need to be able to apply other skills such as emotional awareness, creative/critical thinking, effective decision making, time management and many others to fully master problem solving. For people in school reading this, you are 100% using problem solving skills without even realizing. The main take away from this is to know that problems and finding solutions will never go away and you will need this your entire academic and work life.