problem solving
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Approach a Potential Career Change As If You Were Designing a New Product
Feeling unhappy and unfulfilled at work is one thing: Knowing what to do instead is something else completely. At this point, most people probably realize that there’s no such thing as a “dream job,” but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the only other option is sticking with a job you hate. The hard part (well,…
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The Best Free Online Courses Everyone Should Take This Year
The days when you graduated college, started a career, and never looked back are long behind us. Lifelong learning isn’t just a catchy phrase — it’s an essential aspect of survival. Even a cursory glance at the last few decades reveals how fast things change, not just in terms of your actual job, but in…
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Solve Your Own Problems With The Rubber Duck Trick
Have you ever started asking someone to help you solve a problem, and halfway through, you figure it out yourself? It feels great. It feels even better when you learn to do it on purpose — and when you learn to do it without wasting another person’s time.
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Raise A Problem Solver By Talking Less And Questioning More
The hardest parenting lesson I had to learn was to stop telling my kids what to do. It was much easier for me to bark out orders than to let them figure things out on their own. Doing so took time and patience, neither of which I had in abundant supply when my daughter and…