Thinkerer's Kit Tips

Winning with Cuepons

Can you describe the problem in several ways?
Why can’t you just ignore the problem?
What problems like this have already been solved? 

Problem-Solver

Every problem is an opportunity being mismanaged.
     Solving Slogans

The language of complaint starts with they.  The language of solutions starts with I.
     Solving Slogans

If a thing is worth doing, it is worth knowing why you are doing it.
     Plan Slogans

Knowing what's wrong is never enough.
          Plan Tips

No plan without a goal.  No goal without a plan.
     Plan Slogans

Be wise.  Concretize.
     Thinking Tips

Nobody does anything in the abstract.
     Thinking Tips

A quick solution is a shortcut to troubleshooting.
     Plan Slogans

If you don't know enough to plan, do you know enough for a trial run?
          Plan Tips

If it had a simple solution, it wouldn't be a problem .
     Solving Slogans

It is usually easier to solve other people’s problems.
     Solving Slogans

How will you know when you’re finished?
          Plan Tips

Yield and overthrow.   Bend and do not break.    Lao Tsu.
     Solving Slogans

There is one and only one right solution to a problem.   Until you get out of school.
     Solving Slogans

Insist on alternatives.  Without alternatives, you don't have a choice.
     Choose Slogans

Use a mini-project to break a big project into bite-size pieces, with bite-sized sub-goals. 
          Plan Tips

Do you have a list of your best ideas?
          Choose Tips

Luke Skywalker:   I'll try.  Yoda:  No.  Do.  Or do not.  There is no try.
     Choose Slogans