These puzzles offer a kind of mental gymnasium for cultivating the
art of breakthrough thinking. Breakthroughs in thinking are made
by recognizing subtle clues, challenging assumptions, and seeing old situations
in new ways. Many of our greatest inventions have been the result
of breakthrough thinking. Archimedes discovered how to measure the
volume of an object in this way. He had been working on the problem
for awhile with no success. One day while watching the water overflow
the tub as he settled into it, the answer came in a snap: The water
displacement method was born.
These puzzles are actually from the book Archimedes' Bathtub, by David Perkins. If you find the workings of the mind fascinating you'll love this book. He explores the key processes behind breakthrough thinking and also how its been applied by great thinkers and inventors through the ages. He also provides more than 50 puzzles throughout the book for you to play with. You can get your own copy of this fascinating book at Amazon.com. This book is a very interesting read and will definitely change the way you look at problem solving. |
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