How to improve problem solving skills

13 points by cipherdc ↗ HN
How can I improve problem solving skills like solving competitive programming problem or handle my personal life problem?

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If you want to get better at solving programming problems I would consider

https://projecteuler.net/archives

If you want to get better at problem solving in general I would recommend a few books

How to Solve it by Polya

An Introduction to General Systems Thinking by Weinberg

Also have a look at:

1. leverage points in systems

2. demmings PDCA cycle,

3. phase problems as questions

Learn from already solved problems