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Some time ago, an interview question of Huawei was screened and searched hot.

The title is this: a cow weighs 800 kilograms, and a bridge bears 700 kilograms. How do cows cross the bridge?

The seemingly wonderful topic is full of openness and there is no so-called standard answer.

Many netizens have opened their minds and contributed their own answers:

There is a trembling cleverness: "sell the cow, buy a Huawei mobile phone, cross the bridge with Huawei mobile phone, and then say that Huawei mobile phone is a cow."

There is an allusion to the overtime system of big companies: "Simple, dragging cows every day. If you don't feed the grass, the cow is too thin to 600 Jin. Not only does it not increase costs, but it can also reduce costs. "

There is a serious answer: "If it is a buffalo, throw it into the water and pull the reins in your hand."

If it is a scalper, tying 200 hydrogen balloons will delay;

If the cow is alive and unlimited, cut it into pieces and divide it into two parts.

If the cow must be alive, just tie a few DJI with a load of 30 kilograms ... "

There is a profound analysis of the hidden purpose behind this problem:

"Driving cattle across the bridge should be a means to realize demand, and it is not like a real demand in itself.

The interviewer needs to find out what the customer's core needs are and then give a good solution.

If the interviewer directly gives a concrete and reliable solution, then this interviewer is more suitable for R&D grassroots;

If the interviewer gives a novel solution, not to mention whether it can be realized in the end, then you can be a project interface person;

If the interviewer gives a comprehensive solution, either do your homework or really take the team to do the project. "

Such a seemingly meaningless topic actually examines a person's creative thinking ability, flexibility and diversity in solving problems, and his ability to see the essence through phenomena.

Behind the different ideas is actually the difference in a person's work experience and cognitive level.

You can test yourself: If you were an interviewer, at which cognitive level would you answer questions?

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Founder Luo Zhenyu once shared a moment that he was particularly inspired and shocked this year in the Inspiration Club.

He has a habit of asking friends from all walks of life for advice on a regular basis when he encounters phenomena that he can't understand.

This year, snail powder suddenly burst into red, and he was very curious. What's this about?

So he went to consult a friend and investor Feng Li: Why is snail powder so hot this year? Do they have anything particularly good?

Feng Li carefully analyzed several reasons for him: you can say that the industrialization of the industrial chain is mature because of the origin of snail powder, that is, the long-term efforts of the Liuzhou municipal government;

You can say it's because during the epidemic, people want to eat things similar to shops, and the reduction is high;

You can also say that people want to eat something new and strange because of the change of taste.

But have you ever thought that there is a more telling reason? In the past two years, the take-away subsidy has been cancelled.

The cancellation of the takeaway subsidy means that a takeaway has changed from a dozen pieces to twenty or thirty pieces.

For consumers, it's either twenty or thirty dollars for takeout or three or five dollars for instant noodles.

There is a gap between the two, that is, those things that cost about ten dollars and are comparable in quality to take-away.

A box of snail powder is about ten yuan, which just meets this condition.

To put it bluntly, the rise of snail powder may only be due to the "plate disturbance" in the China market, which suddenly opened a space and gave it a chance to grow.

When a person's cognitive level is low, his view of the world is only black and white, and his vision is narrow and inflexible, so it is difficult to see a higher-dimensional world.

When a person's cognitive level is high enough, he often analyzes things from multiple angles and can see through things from different angles.

I especially like the classic line in The Godfather: "Those who spend half a second seeing through the essence of things and those who spend their whole lives not seeing the essence of things are doomed to be completely different fates."

Being able to see the core essence through phenomena requires a high level of cognition, which is extremely difficult for many people and can only be obtained through long-term deliberate practice.

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Read such a story.

The rich man's wife likes beautiful clothes very much. In order to win her favor, the rich man invited a tailor to his house from time to time.

But the lady said that the clothes made by these tailors were not good enough, and none of them satisfied her.

In desperation, the rich man posted a notice: "I will reward any tailor who can make clothes that satisfy my wife."

Two days later, a monk came to the rich man's house to beg for alms. After seeing this notice, he found a tailor in the street the next day.

But the difference is that this tailor is followed by a makeup artist.

It only took the tailor two hours to make clothes. The monk asked the makeup artist to make up his wife first, and then asked her to try it on.

After the lady tried it on, she was very satisfied with the mirror, and the rich man happily took out a large reward on the spot.

The tailor was puzzled by this and secretly asked the monk, "My level is not as good as those masters. Why is my wife only satisfied with my clothes? "

The monk replied, "The key to her satisfaction is not how beautiful the clothes you made are, but whether she thinks she looks good."

In other words, the key to make a lady feel satisfied in front of the mirror is not the tailor, but the makeup artist.

Principles, known as the bible of the workplace, wrote: "The biggest mistake of many people is to regard the appearance of the problem as the problem itself."

If you can't see the crux of the problem, you can't start from the root cause and really solve the problem.

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So, how to train yourself to see the essence through the phenomenon? In fact, the reason is very simple, that is, ask more questions.

The machine on a production line of Toyota Motor Corporation always stops running, and it has been repaired many times, but it still doesn't improve.

Therefore, taiichi ohno, former vice president of Toyota, had such a question and answer with the workers:

Q: "Why did the machine stop?"

Answer: "The fuse is broken because of the overload."

The second question: "Why is it overloaded?"

Answer: "Because the bearing is not lubricated enough."

Three questions: "Why is there not enough lubrication?"

Answer: "Because the lubricating pump can't suck oil."

Four questions: "Why can't I get oil?"

Answer: "Because the oil pump shaft is worn loose."

Five questions: "Why wear it?"

Answer: "Because there is no filter screen installed, impurities such as iron filings are mixed in."

If you are willing to be superficial and change only one fuse at a time, the machine will often stop running even if it is repaired many times.

If we pursue profundity and keep asking questions like Taiichi Ono, we can find the deep-seated reasons and dig out the essence of things.

That's it. Ask one more why when you encounter a problem, and you will get to the essence one more layer.

You can try 5WHY analysis, ask questions at different levels and attribute them at different levels. When you do anything, you will form a habit:

Think about the deepest logic behind things. Only in this way can we get twice the result with half the effort and see a clearer new world from a higher dimension.

Encourage each other