Solving problems
I had a conversation recently about solving problems. My aunt and uncle were visiting London and we met in my lunchbreak, then somehow ended up on the topic of problem-solving. I can’t remember how it came up, but we were talking about how important it can be to just change one element of your approach or thinking and amazing things can happen. It’s so easy to get frustrated and stuck in a rut, especially when the problems you’re trying to sort out are big ones, or you feel like you’re in someone else’s hands. I’ve got two examples connected to pretty big life changes. Getting a new job In early 2015, I made the decision my next step would be moving to London. I left the job I was in, because I knew interviews in London would mean taking whole days off work, so wanted to give myself the time to job hunt properly and avoid the awkward questions of requesting whole days of work with little explanation. I was looking and applying, but role after role wasn’t quit...