Try to think of a recent time when you were trying to solve a problem—say, a problem in your personal life or a homework problem assigned to you in one of your classes—and got stuck despite repeated...

Try to think of a recent time when you were trying to solve a problem—say, a problem in your personal life or a homework problem assigned to you in one of your classes—and got stuck despite repeated attempts. To which of the obstacles to effective problem solving discussed in this chapter might you have fallen prey? What helped you, or might have helped you, resolve this problem?