Legendary maker Jimmy DiResta once mentioned in the Making It podcast (which I can recommend by the way!) how his process was with an example that I really liked.
He had gotten some new heavy machine, some 400 pound stuff, that he needed to put down in the basement.
He had no idea how he'd get it down the stairs, but he started pushing it closer, since that got the problem closer to a solution. He'd figure the stairs later, once the machine was on the edge.
It's simple, but I found it insightful.
When I'm faced with a problem and am not sure how to solve it or if it's actually solvable, I think of how a solution would look like and start making small steps in that direction, hoping to get elucidated later on :-)
He had gotten some new heavy machine, some 400 pound stuff, that he needed to put down in the basement.
He had no idea how he'd get it down the stairs, but he started pushing it closer, since that got the problem closer to a solution. He'd figure the stairs later, once the machine was on the edge.
It's simple, but I found it insightful.
When I'm faced with a problem and am not sure how to solve it or if it's actually solvable, I think of how a solution would look like and start making small steps in that direction, hoping to get elucidated later on :-)