The Zen of Problem Solving
"Your abilities are your handicaps; your faults
are your gifts."
Too
often, we trust our abilities too much and get
fooled by a too quick result. But when we must
struggle against a fault, we build something that
has been well-tested and true.
"The answer is not the
answer."
The
answer is the journey and what it builds for the
future.
"Assume what is required to be done as already
done, what is sought as found, what you have to
prove as true."
Quoted
from
Polya.
He meant to suggest working a problem backwards,
but the quote can also refer to the success that
belief in a solution and in oneself can bring.
"Fully understand your problem, and you will
have your answer."
For
example, Zhuang Zi relates
the story of
a butcher
who never had to sharpen his knife because he took
the time to study his subject prior to cutting.
"To understand, seek what you don't
understand."
Question,
question, question.