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  • The Difference between Focusing on Problems and Focusing on Solutions

    Very Wise From the page: "The Difference Between Focusing On Problems And Focusing On Solutions The Difference between Focusing on Problems and Focusing on Solutions Case 1 When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn't work ... more

    Reviewed by roslyn217 Jan 10 2009, 06:35am ( 39 reviews ) • indiaonrent.com

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  • Rated by doobystew on Nov 09, 7:25am

    That pencil story is an urban myth. Pens do work in space.

  • Rated by pressingon2 on Oct 06, 9:33am

    It's funny how the simply solutions sometimes are the hardest to find...

  • Rated by Behnnie on Oct 05, 7:00pm

    The message is valid, and important- sure. But these stories don't prove it if they're false. If this message is so valid, so worth sharing, then surely that must be because this message has proved to be actually useful in real life situations, right? So use real examples. And if there aren't any, then maybe this message isn't valid after all. Proof through lies, however well intentioned, isn't proof at all.

  • Reviewed by GinoLeTV on Oct 04, 9:57pm

    I've heard the NASA thing before. And pencils were considered before. But the pencil shavings that result from sharpening the pencil gets in all the delicate electrical equipment possibly resulting in catastrophe.

  • Rated by JIR on Oct 04, 12:07pm

    From the page: "The Difference between Focusing on Problems and Focusing on Solutions Case 1 When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn't work at zero gravity (ink won't flow down to the writing surface). To solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million. They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, underwater, in practically any surface including crystal and in a temperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C. And what did the Russians do...?? They used a pencil..."

  • Rated by Jacobhebditch on Oct 02, 1:34pm

    I'd not bother thumbing it down if they weren't pretending it's real..

  • Reviewed by lrrpteam on Sep 09, 9:40pm

    The Difference Between Focusing On Problems And Focusing On Solutions

  • Reviewed by neshand on Sep 09, 12:41pm

    I enjoyed this whether the stories are true or not. In reading about the pen not working in outer space, I was already thinking they could just use pencils or crayons. The moral of the story is great. You don't need to spend tons of time and money unraveling a problem. In most cases there is a simple work-around that will suffice.

  • Rated by 10fps on Aug 01, 2:16pm

    These are nice examples, but are both false. If the page did not show them as though they were true I would thumb this up, but it's clearly just lieing.