The thirsty plant and the empty can
Age 7 Daily life
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The plant's leaves are drooping, which means it needs water. But the watering can is empty, so there is nothing to pour yet. Look around calmly: the tap is right there on its post, so you fill the can first and water the plant after. A problem becomes easy when you cut it into small steps and do them in the right order.
Examples
- In the morning you can only find one shoe: instead of getting upset, you think about where you took them off yesterday and go and look there.
- Your pencil point breaks in the middle of a drawing: you fetch the sharpener, sharpen it, and go back to your picture.
Key takeaways
- First say what the problem is and what is missing.
- The answer is often close by, then work one step at a time.