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Chapter 51

Chapter 6 Section 2 A question about crossing the river safely?

If you change your mind, you will discover a new world. ? ?

In a psychology class, Professor James put forward an intellectual problem on the issue of thinking ability, the content of which was:?

Three missionaries and three savages came to a river at the same time. They all wanted to cross the river to the other side, but there was only one small boat on the river that could only carry two people at most at the same time.In the process of crossing the river, it must be ensured that the number of missionaries on both sides of the river is not less than that of the barbarians, otherwise the barbarians will eat the missionaries.How should they cross the river safely? ?

When the students were puzzled, James said that if you want to solve the problem, sometimes you may have to stay away from the ultimate goal to complete the task. ?
Then he gave the answer. ?
The key to this problem is: three barbarians go to the opposite bank first, then let one barbarian come back, two missionaries go over, one barbarian and one missionary come back, and finally two missionaries go over, thus achieving safety crossed the river. ?
Mind walk?

Human thinking includes reasoning, judgment, decision-making, problem solving, etc.Every day we encounter various problems, how to solve these problems is the most critical.In fact, the purpose of thinking is to solve the problem, is to find a solution to the problem. ?
As James said, when solving problems, our thinking may be hindered. At this time, we must not fix our thinking in a routine. You can choose to try from other angles, and sometimes you have to stay away from the original one. goal, but eventually you will find the answer. ?
Get rid of the soldier who doesn't pull the horse?

Dare to think and challenge the commonplace. ? ?

When a young and promising artillery officer first took office, he went to his subordinate units to inspect the drills.He found the same situation in several units: During the drill, there was always a soldier standing under the barrel of the cannon from beginning to end, motionless.The officer was puzzled, so he asked the officer who was conducting the inspection together, and the answer he got was: This is what the drill regulations require. ?
The officer felt that this kind of drill habit was very unreasonable, so he went back and checked the military literature repeatedly, and finally found that for a long time, the artillery drill regulations still follow the rules of the non-mechanized era.The task of the soldiers standing under the barrel is to pull the reins of the horses (in that era, the cannons were carried to the front line by carriages), so that after the cannons were fired, they could adjust the distance deviation caused by the recoil and reduce the time required to aim again. time. ?
The officer believed that the automation and mechanization of cannons are now highly automated and mechanized, and such a role is no longer needed. The drill regulations should be adjusted in time, otherwise the "soldiers who don't pull horses" will cause a waste of manpower, so he reflected this suggestion. to the Ministry of Defense. ?
The officer's discovery earned him a commendation from the Ministry of Defense. ?
Mind walk?

The officer's discovery of "soldiers who don't pull horses" shows a creative thinking ability.Creative thinking is the thinking of solving problems in creative ways.In our thinking habits, there is always a tendency to think that what already exists has its rationality, and there is no need to think of ways to change it. In fact, this will constrain a person's creativity.Therefore, for those commonplace things, we must observe carefully, think boldly, and learn to use our brains, so that there will be unexpected gains. ?
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