PROBLEM SOLVING, DECISION MAKING, CREATING CHANGE
CONTENTS/LINKS
FOR IMMEDIATE USE
PURPOSE: To improve life, by having all problems solved - and quickly.
This page you're on is a "contents/links" page, providing both sequences for reading and specific pages on special items. We want you to learn the overall skill of problem solving, so that you can solve anything, often using the forms provided to help you do solve problems and make decisions. (In all cases, read the intro page on problem solving, to get oriented properly.)
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TO GO DIRECTLY TO SOLVING A SPECIFIC PROBLEM
While we want you to learn the overall skill, we also know that many of you want to go directly to solving a specific problem. The links to those solutions are provided by the following "contents/links" sections:
Beliefs, contents, links - Correct all your beliefs that are causing you problems
Emotions, contents, links - Address and solve all emotional issues and problems
Go to the problem topic area's contents/links page (enter into search engine the topic name followed
by "contents, links".
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PROBLEM SOLVING IS A SIMPLE PROCESS
Write → Gather → Analyze → Systematize → Implement → Results --> Adjust
Leave out or underdo any major step and you'll leave repeated failures and problems!!!!
For a paper discussing this, see How To Solve Any Problem.
Forms That Will Help: Directory/Links Forms - Problem-Solving Decision-Making
Originally Part Of This Page: CREATING CHANGE CONTENTS/LINKS - Moved to its own page.
FOR IMMEDIATE USE
READING SEQUENCE
Problem Solving, Decision Making, Creating Change Intro page - Start here, then select from the sequence below:
Solve The Cause V. Symptom - Vital to
making more progress vs. "repeating"
Reminders of what to consider/do.
Why Put It In Writing - Deeper, black &
white; other way doesn't work!
An actual conversation; the irony of
ironies! The result: end up with lots
of unsolved problems!
Going Where You're Going - Which
may not be a good place...
Without the use of reasoning and
verification of facts, one cannot create
a great life! Learn, see Thinking -
Appropriately - This is not a valid
substitute!
this in the idea generation step in
problem solving, from brainstorming to...
Tracking Results And Progress For
Effective Change - "Inspect what you
expect." The process that skillfully
significantly increases the effectiveness
of change.
Productivity Tool - A necessity, not
an option.
Problem Is... - Can't solve the real
problem if you're working on the wrong
one!
Breakdowns/Breakthroughs - Very useful,
vital way to approach for breakthroughs!
Do The Opposite - Possible "quick"
thinking solution, since the opposite
doesn't work!
The Vital Shift To Get Brain Working:
SEARCH ENGINE:
DECISIONS
Effective Decision Making - The Determinant Of The Quality Of Your Life - Tne importance and the overview of making decisions the right way.
It's All About Tradeoffs - Identify These Clearly And Then Decide - In a sense, you are paying the price of giving up something (money, time, effort) in order to get something of greater value, so there is no "loss" to fear.
Summary: Outside Article: Decision Making, Wikipedia.
THE TOOLS TO USE
Decision-Making page
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THE BASIS FOR IT ALL
Critical Thinking - The Basis For Good Decisions And A Good Life - The alternative is stupid thinking or less than smart thinking. See the links. Don't stop before learning this!
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RESOURCES
Of course, use the forms and tools on this site - and the learning pieces.
The Great Courses - See their decision-making and thinking audio and video courses.
BOOKS
The Complete Idiot's Guide To Clear Thinking, Joe LoCicero - The book to start with.
Smart Choices: A Practical Guide To Making Better Decisions, by John H. Hammond, et.al.
These Are Related
Content/Links pages for related sections:
Of course, it is helpful to understand: Habits, Willpower, Discipline, Self-Control Contents/Links
Be clear also on the role of Power In Life (Power In Life Contents/Links)
