Problem Solving Techniques

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The Feynman Algorithm

The Feynman algorithm was facetiously suggested by Murray Gell-Mann, a colleague of Richard Feynman, in a New York Times interview.

It is the combination of three steps:

1. Write down the problem.
2. Think real hard.
3. Write down the solution.

Polya’s Principles

If you can't solve a problem, then there is an easier problem you can
solve: find it.

-- George Poyla --

George Polya described in his 1957 book How to Solve It (HowToSolveIt) a set of heuristics for solving problems. A basic outline of his approach is pretty similar to Feynman’s Algorithm:

1. First, you have to understand the problem.
2. After understanding, make a plan.
3. Carry out the plan.
4. Look back on your work. How could it be better?
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