First of all, make it clear: Why should elephants be put into the refrigerator? Is it to cool the elephant? Is it to store elephant meat? Or do you want to deeply freeze the elephant and wake it up one day? You will find that the purpose is different, the method is different, and it may not even be necessary to put the elephant into the refrigerator. Suppose you must put the elephant in the refrigerator. Next, we will analyze the steps of putting the elephant into the refrigerator. Preliminary analysis, there are three steps: first, open the refrigerator door; The second step is to put the elephant in; Step 3: Close the refrigerator door. You may say that these three steps do not seem to help solve this problem! Don't underestimate the disassembly of the steps. Although the problem has not been solved through the three steps, it is getting closer to the answer and you are getting closer to the essence of the problem. Next, try to analyze these three steps: opening and closing the refrigerator door is very simple, and the only difficulty is how to put the elephant in. In this step, you need to think: What kind of refrigerator do I need? What is the approximate capacity? How does this elephant fit in? Do you want to put them in whole or separately? Who needs to pretend? What are the supporting tools? As long as we answer any of these small questions, the whole big problem may be solved.

You may have to ask again, is it necessary to discuss such a question of putting elephants into refrigerators for such a long time? be necessary! Because the significance of throwing out this problem is not to solve it, but to reveal the truth behind the problem. The truth is that when you solve problems, you should actually follow three principles: all problems have a specific purpose; All problems can be disassembled; All problems have specific logic and solutions.

All problems have a specific purpose. When solving problems, you do not solve them simply to solve them, nor to enjoy the process of solving problems, but to achieve the purpose behind solving problems. Like the question above, if you understand the purpose of the question (for example, to cool the elephant), you will find that you don't need to put the elephant into the refrigerator at all. After all, there are many ways to cool down. For another example, in the face of the "century problem" of "weight loss", you should first find out whether the basic purpose of weight loss is to "lose weight", "reduce fat", "maintain health" or "shape". If the ultimate goal is to lose weight, you can lose weight by controlling your diet, but your body may not be healthy and beautiful in the long run; If the ultimate goal is to reduce fat, you can transform fat into muscle and strength through exercise, which will make the body look slightly thinner, but the weight may not be reduced; If the ultimate goal is shaping, the solution may be more complex, which requires not only the coordination of diet and exercise, but also the overall coordination training of some muscle groups.