On solving engineering problems (rather any problem)
Ask yourself these questions when you are faced with a problem:
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Is it really a problem?
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Does the problem need to be solved?
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Does the problem need to be solved now?
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Does the problem need to be solved by you/us?
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Can you/we break the problem into chunks and solve them?
These questions help reveal more information about the problem and allow us to arrive at the best possible solution.