tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post208742569994228698..comments2023-11-21T00:24:33.907-08:00Comments on Damon's maths and numeracy blog: Desperadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01358834012556574130noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post-51669500801411434902014-09-04T15:58:06.460-07:002014-09-04T15:58:06.460-07:00Funny thing is there are not that many strategies....Funny thing is there are not that many strategies. And by the time you have done about twenty of these puzzles you start to see the patterns, pretty soon you can predict what the trick is. The really cool part is then taking those strategies to the real world and using them to solve real world problems. Desperadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358834012556574130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post-15125470753851012132014-09-04T01:33:58.770-07:002014-09-04T01:33:58.770-07:00Fascinating, makes me wonder what million other st...Fascinating, makes me wonder what million other strategies for problem solving I haven't learned and also..how many trillion I have!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495415109093283171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post-43244914848817322532014-08-31T14:44:44.176-07:002014-08-31T14:44:44.176-07:00Well this problem is the classic in terms of trapp...Well this problem is the classic in terms of trapping people into a one solution strategy. Unless you possess the KNOWLEDGE of how to re-represent then you will have a tough time solving it. The reason I say knowledge is because it's not a born ability, it's a learned strategy. You learn to think outside the box by developing those skills. You can be structured but also develop some skills that will help you look at things in new ways. So you are not stuck with a brain that is super structured, the brain will do what you teach it. Desperadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358834012556574130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post-79185364074621515842014-08-31T00:46:06.840-07:002014-08-31T00:46:06.840-07:00Excellent! I'm in the 'most' people gr...Excellent! I'm in the 'most' people group cause it never occurred to me to separate the group as you say. I wonder if this means I don't think outside the box - and I don't, very structured in my thinking!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495415109093283171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post-60577291581547640452014-08-30T15:55:58.944-07:002014-08-30T15:55:58.944-07:00To solve it you take the separated three links (th...To solve it you take the separated three links (the three at the bottom) open them and then use them to join the other three parts. Most people won't think about distributing one of the groups of three, once they see the groupings, their brain just locks it in. Maybe I'll draw a picture to explain it.Desperadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358834012556574130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post-81518280559194635072014-08-30T01:12:45.697-07:002014-08-30T01:12:45.697-07:00Hang on I'm not sure I understand...did I simp...Hang on I'm not sure I understand...did I simply assume all links of chain must be used rather than think laterally and allow myself to only use three links to make a joined chained?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495415109093283171noreply@blogger.com