As a therapist, most of my day is spent helping clients solve a problem: With their emotions—anxiety or depression—with their relationships—their boss, partner, kids. What I’m always most curious ...

Like most engineers, I find myself drawn to complex puzzles. And the more complicated the problem, the more intrigued I am to solve it. This love for problem-solving was nurtured at a very young age.

When most people think about problem-solving, they instinctively start small. The logic seems simple: smaller problems should ...

Problem-solving therapy (PST) helps individuals manage stress by breaking down challenges into practical, manageable steps. The aim of the therapy is to help people cope more confidently with ...

An early attempt at creating a universal problem- solving machine. Developed in 1957 by Herbert Simon, J.C. Shaw and Allen Newell, the General Problem Solver (GPS) was designed to solve any problem ...