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Problem Solving Techniques

Whether we are aware of it or not, we are solving problems all the time, awake or sleeping. It is a survival behavior. If we can't figure out how to do things better, we won't survive. The difficulty with remaining "unconscious" about the techniques we are using is that many of us use techniques that are harmful to our well being. They began as behaviors that worked, when first used. Over time, the events changed but the behaviors didn't. For example: When babies, we screamed and cried to bring us food and attention. Try that technique in your work situation now. We get quite different results. Dreams show us different techniques we use that don't work and suggest ways we could try that have a better chance of working.

In the software package DreamSpinner™ one of the categories is called "Self Actualization", which contains a list of sub-categories of different Problem Solving Techniques found in dreams. Using DreamSpinner™ you can link each incidence of these techniques into their specific sub-categories, thereby keeping track of which ones you use in dreams most frequently, or indeed, less frequently. You can also measure whether or not the technique created a success or a failure. This is very useful information to know and bring into yoour waking life.

For those of you who do not have the DreamSpinner™ software package, you can still do the search manually. Here is a list of those sub-categories and some examples to give you an idea of what to look for.

Ask For Help
"The wizard came up to me, his thin cheekbones like ridges. I asked him to help me."
"I asked for directions to the house. I don't remember this part of the city."
"I called the police.A bored woman asnswered the phone. "What do you want?" she asked. I screamed,"Help me! He's got a knife."
"I prayed."
"She held the rifle on me. She stared at me without feeling. I begged and pleaded for my life."

Attack
"I blustered my way through, making them think I was their leader."
"I jumped him, madly hitting at him. He backed up as I kept coming at him."
"I howled into the air, frightening them away."
"YOU? Help me?" I snarled sarcastically."

Attention Getting Behavior
"She made a great fuss. I came over to her to help."
"Making a great noise, I entered the room. Every eye was upon me."
"He was showing off."
"I can jump mountains," I bragged."

Avoidance Behaviors
"Suddenly I couldn't keep my eyes open. I fell asleep."
"I leaned away from him, turning my eyes away."
"I changed the subject."

Cooperative
"We began pulling the sled together."
"We were in the freezing Artic. I gave him one of my jackets. We went on."
"I let the other girl go first."

Give Up
"I shoved the rock until I was exhausted. I sat there, crying."
"I couldn't find the right road, so I returned to the city."
"I tried to stop him, but he was too strong for me."

Hide
"We were at war, so I dug a hole and buried myself in it to wait it out."
"I hid under a pile of clothes hoping he wouldn't see me."
"I crawled under the boards like a mouse."

Justifying Own Actions
"I explained to her that I had tried."
"I told him the reason I didn't meet him was..."

Leave Self Vulnerable
"...Because as the one man jumped to his death, it caught the other man off guard and he too fell to his death."
"There are dangerous paths I must tread. I step out in the open."
"When we thought we had a home, we didn't protect from the cold because we believed we should be warm, even though there was no heat in the house."

Move Away
"I twisted around, running as fast as I could, to avoid his sharp claws."
"We escaped the cave, crawling through the underbrush."

Out Think
"I created a diversion which threw her off guard."
"I tell the giants to peek in the castle windows. This will frighten off the enemy guards.

Passive Resistance
The woman is dishing out pot roast. She hands it behind us. I say I didn�t get any. She says the other woman asked first. I wait, hoping as it passes by, I can get some."
"A man comes into my area. I try to ignore him. I don�t like him."

Save Self
"I know if I leave, I will survive, but I have to leave him behind. I hesitate. I feel horrible. But then I leave."
"He keeps coming at me. I back up, afraid to fire the gun. Finally, I have to fire. Bullet after bullet. He finally dies and I am free."