As Detective

Pay close attention to the details around you.

Identify recurring themes or behaviors in your life.

Divide big problems or goals into smaller, manageable parts.

Collect information and data about yourself to make informed decisions.

Look for connections between different aspects of your life.

Cultivate a curious mindset, always eager to learn and understand more.

Treat mistakes as opportunities to learn and grow.

Keep a dedicated notebook where you record observations, questions, and reflections.

Try to view your life and decisions from an objective perspective.

Base your decisions on evidence rather than assumptions or feelings.

Engage in games and puzzles that require deductive reasoning.

Look at a situation from all angles, consider all evidence, and eliminate the impossible.

Pay attention to non-verbal cues in conversations to gain deeper understanding.

Learn to recognize brief, involuntary facial expressions that reveal true emotions.

Narrow down options by systematically ruling out the least viable ones.

Recreate past events in your mind to understand what happened and why.

Create a logical sequence of events or thoughts to see how they are connected.

Create flowcharts to visualize the steps and decision points in a process.

Ask detailed questions to gather information and insights from others.

Cross-check information from multiple sources to verify its accuracy.

Recognize and challenge your own cognitive biases.

Create a matrix to evaluate and compare different options based on specific criteria.

Think about what you want to avoid and use that to guide your decisions.

Observe how experts in different fields notice and interpret details.

Create memory aids to help remember observations.

Practice solving small, everyday problems to build your problem-solving skills.

Analyze data in your daily life to make better decisions.

Set aside time for brainstorming and thinking creatively.

Always have a backup plan.

Verify the credibility of your sources.

Start by gathering all relevant information and facts related to the problem you're trying to solve. Pay attention to both the positive and negative evidence.

Always question whether the facts are really true. Ask yourself: ‘Is this really so? Did this actually happen?’

Develop a hypothesis or preliminary idea of what you’re investigating before you start collecting facts. Know what you’re looking for and how you’ll interpre…

Focus on the smallest details that might seem insignificant but could be of great importance.

Consider what normally happens in similar situations before assuming an unusual explanation. Ask yourself: ‘Why should this be any different?’

Test your theories against the evidence. If your theory disagrees with the facts, then it's wrong.