5 Daily Practices to Develop Your Problem-Solving Mindset

The problem-solving mindset helps you in all areas of your business and personal life. We’re constantly confronted with problems. If you can learn the right skills and techniques, you can face each one optimistically and come up with solutions.
This isn’t something you’re born with, it’s something that you must learn and develop. Anyone can master the problem-solving mindset. Here are 5 daily practices you can use to improve these skills.
Practice Asking Why
The first step in problem solving is to get to the root cause. We often don’t realize what this is, even when we think we do. This is why it’s useful to keep asking “why” until you get there.
Take any issue you’re facing and try to figure out its source. Then, keep asking “why” until you’re sure you have it.
If you start practicing this in your daily life when you face small problems, you can employ the technique for bigger problems.
 Work on Stress Reduction
You need to be calm in order to identify causes and propose solutions to problems. You can’t deal with issues if you’re in a panicked state.
A good way to prepare yourself is to practice some simple stress reduction techniques like deep breathing, visualization, or affirmations. Practice so that you can get into a calm frame of mind whenever you start to feel stressed.
Draw Pictures
Often when facing a complex or elusive problem, we’ll make a visual representation. This helps you see abstract things in a simpler way and can present a new perspective from which a solution might emerge.
Learn how to think visually. Practice techniques like flow charts and mind mapping so that you can use them whenever you need to analyze any situation.
Practice Active Listening
Active listening is a skill where you listen to someone and then repeat back what they said in your own words. It helps by showing that you’re listening but also clarifies to make sure you understood what was said.
There are a number of instances where active listening comes in handy in problem solving. One example is when identifying the initial problem. Someone may be describing the situation to you and active listening help you make sure you understand and summarize the most important facts.
Exercise Your Brain
Spend some time each day exercising your brain. This will help to improve your neurological functioning and push you to think outside your comfort zone, making it easier to think creatively and handle issues.
Find something fun that gives your brain a challenge. Puzzles, logic problems, or games like Sudoku or chess are great, and you can access them via apps.
Become a Master Problem Solver
Problem solving is important in all aspects of your business and personal life, so start training yourself today to become a master problem solver. This is an essential mindset that you can’t live without. 

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Pat Simes is a Business Strategist, blogger and Founder of Innovative Business Coaching and Innovate Academy. She currently resides in the Midwest and is committed to inspiring and empowering entrepreneurs to transform their vision to reality.