Problem Solving Quotes

“Stop assuming people can read your mind. Communicate yourself.”
― Akiroq Brost

“Those who think of themselves as being open-minded are often even more prone to stick to their first understanding as they believe themselves to be without natural prejudices and therefore don’t see the need to counter-balance them. If we think we can ‘hold back’ on interpretation, we are fooling ourselves.”
― Sönke Ahrens, How to Take Smart Notes

“He was suddenly thrilled to see his private, personal star arise in the east. This was a particular star his nanny had chosen for him as a child. As a child, he would sometimes talk to this star, but only when he was his most serious, real self, and not being any sort of a show-off or clown. As he grew up, the practice had somehow worn off.
He looked up at his old friend as if to say, “You see my predicament.”
The star seemed to respond, “I see.”
Abel next put the question: “What shall I do?”
The star seemed to answer, “You will do what you will do.” For some reason this reply strengthened Abel’s belief in himself. Sleep gently enfolded him. The constellations proceeded across the hushed heavens as if tiptoeing past the dreaming mouse on his high branch.”
― William Steig, Abel's Island

“Analysis of error begins with analysis of language.”
― Hans Reichenbach, The Rise of Scientific Philosophy

“Don't give a permanent solution to a temporary situation.”
― Martin Uzochukwu Ugwu

“We’ll have to decide if that’s a mandatory requirement or negotiable. If it’s negotiable then we have more scope for innovative solutions.”
― Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Result

“Persuasion with good intention helps problem-solving; manipulation often serves the ego.”
― Pearl Zhu, Digital Hybridity

“Intelligence uses knowledge to solve problems. More people can be proud of knowledge they have - fewer with intelligence. Everyone can get knowledge by holding one's attention for three seconds to gather it. Intelligence may require more than three seconds.”
― Thomas Vato, Questology

“Most people use their minds to solve problems way less often than they use their minds to create problems.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Nothing – I repeat – nothing can become so big an obstruction in your path that you cannot overcome it, for your brain is the most divine and most godly Turing Machine of all times, capable of deeds that humanity is yet to encounter.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Saint of The Sapiens

“Common sense is a good decision maker and problem solver until your mind reaches uncommon problems.”
― Thomas Vato, Questology

“If kids reflect on their days, they will become better problem-solvers of life.”
― Trevor Carss

“Frame your problem statements into actionable tasks and goals that lead to a solution. Problem statements incite procrastination and resistance whereas solution statements inspire hope and motivation.”
― Salil Jha

“Everybody needs friends who uplift them. Assess who makes you feel good, and look to those people for support when you're grappling with a situation that cannot be helped.”
― Candice Kumai, Kintsugi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Soul

“I have found the PROBLEM to the SOLUTION.”
― Amit Abraham

“The problem is when we're bent on dealing with problems, we end up having a problem with facing reality; But when we face reality and accept our present situation, problems become less of a problem.”
― Kayambila Mpulamasaka

“The problems differ from generation to generation, but the qualities needed to solve them remain unchanged from world’s end to world’s end”
― Theodore Roosevelt

“With the logic in quest, impossible starts looking difficult. Difficulty declines where impossible eventually becomes done.”
― Thomas Vato, Questology

“The problem is the master to cause you a beautiful disaster. One can solve nothing but it.”
― Thomas Vato, Questology

“The problem is like a virus - both have their structures. To solve a problem is to crash the structure because structures make things work. Patterns are structural, so finding the design of the problem and killing it sends the problem to the graveyard.”
― Thomas Vato, Questology

“IT has the potential to become a creative business problem solver because it is in a unique position to connect cross-functional dots.”
― Pearl Zhu, The Change Agent CIO

“Problems turn into chores that need action once we take our power back from all that weigh us down.”
― Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana, PhD, MBA

“As a leader, you have the power to ask questions that can provoke self-examination, creative thinking, and problem solving in the other person!”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Creativity is the fruit of imagination.”
― Martin Uzochukwu Ugwu

“Theoretical knowledge becomes meaningless, if it cannot offer practical solutions to existing problems.”
― Gift Gugu Mona

“Creating something from nothing is ingenious.
Creating something from something is smart.
To rule your world, be ingeniously smart.”
― Martin Uzochukwu Ugwu

“You are not worthy of living if you cannot solve a problem in this world.”
― Olawale Daniel

“Troubleshooting is a form of advance problem solving, which few people excel in performing. Troubleshooting is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem, where the symptoms of a problem in a complex system can have many possible causes. Problem solvers rely upon prior experience to determine the potential causes, and employ the process of elimination to detect the actual causes of a problem. The troubleshooter must always look for the simplest solution while considering the possibility that there is more than one fault. Every organization needs a person whom is adept at troubleshooting, analyzing, and resolving problem with an ingenious solution, or novel argument. A person who can see multiple sides to any dilemma, and structure a series of useful elucidations for consideration possesses an optimistic nature.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“I was facing a complex problem with too much information to process and not enough to support an evidence-based decision. I had learned that this was to be expected in all situations involving human interaction.
Fortunately, I could rely on my friends: a group of people from diverse backgrounds who cared about my welfare, yet were sufficiently detached that they would not be overwhelmed by emotions. They had helped me find the perfect partner, prepare for fatherhood and save my marriage. I prepared a schedule to contact all six of them.”
― Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Result

“In the short term, it requires the same amount of work to bail your boat as it does to plug the hole. In the long-term, there's no contest.”
― Hunter Post