Problem Solving

The problem solving section in chapter eight did an excellent job of showing that we do not use our full brain power to solve a problem. One of the examples of the two strings hanging on the ceiling was the main example that caught my eye. I couldn't figure out what to do in order to tie the two strings together. I almost felt dumb after seeing the answer and seeing how simple it was to complete the task. There is sometimes irrelevent information that is thrown into the problem in an attempt to throw the person off. Three objects were on the table and only one could be used. This is an example of how irrelevent information can throw a person off because they get you to think about how you could use objects that in fact have no use at all.