 | Debug the method you were using |
| Determine the obstacle that in your way |
| Reformulate your description
 | Reformulate by changing to another object |
| Reformulate by switching from one pronome in a
paranome to another |
| Reformulate by adding or removing constraints |
| Reformulate by changing the theory you are
operating by |
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| Blame the method you were using
| Try a better method |
| Learn more about the method by trying it in other
situations and on other objects |
| Change some parameter of the method, like trying it harder
or more smoothly |
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| Modify the conditions of execution of the current method
(makes easier to abandon that method) |
| Get angry in the hope of making a big change in your state |
| Try again tomorrow in the hope of melting the assumptions
that are blocking you |
| Try to recall a related impasse and do what you did then |
| Try to find another person who has the required skill and
learn from them |
| Give up solving it yourself, try to find another person and
pay them to solve the problem |
| Give up solving it yourself, try to find other people to
help you |
| Describe the situation using language machinery in the hope
of a grand reformulation |
| Try to explain the model you are operating by to yourself
in the hope of seeing a flaw |
| Abandon this problem entirely |
| Learn to stay away from problems of this nature |
