Fun Brain Teaser Solved with Lateral Thinking
Authors: Paul D. Pantera, and Sophia Rae
Published: 6/11/2022
Two boxers decided to box for 12 rounds. After six rounds, one boxer is knocked out. But, neither man threw a punch. How is this possible?
Give yourself a brain boost by trying out this puzzle from Paul Pantera’s book on lateral thinking! Remember to be creative and think outside of the box! Lateral thinking is focused on looking at all parts of the problem from different perspectives. Lateral Thinking Lessons and Puzzles to Unlock Creativity and Leadership Ability will help you solve this puzzle and many more!
Reader Frustrations
Sometimes the fear of failure can keep us from truly harnessing our problem-solving abilities. Lateral thinking techniques described in in Paul D. Pantera’s detailed book help you unlock your creativity and leadership abilities through countless brain teasers, giving you improved brain power.
Learn to:
- Complete brain teasers with deductive reasoning
- Visualize a problem from all perspectives
Maybe you are the type of person who gets easily frustrated by brain teasers or problems where you need to use deductive reasoning and logic. That is exactly what makes lateral thinking techniques and Pantera’s book so useful.
Imagine the scenario of two people boxing. Analyze the words used in the above phrases carefully. Assess your thinking for any biases. Now, what do you see in your mind’s eye?
Remember when combining lateral thinking and visualization we are able to decipher clues that are key to solving the puzzle.
Creative Ways to Boost Your Lateral Thinking Ability
Increase Visualization Ability
Pantera discusses techniques for improving your creative thinking ability through visualization, as we used in the previous puzzle example. Try picturing the image of the problem you are faced with in your mind. This helps you to use the primary function of lateral thinking: seeing all perspectives of a situation.
But first, it may be important to increase your visualization ability. Pantera’s book includes several exercises to improve mental visualization. Pantera leads you step by step through the process of improving visualization and applying it to puzzles that require deductive reasoning and logic. Hopefully, this strategy from the book will help ease any frustrations you have with deductive reasoning and lateral thinking!
Lateral Thinking as a Solution
Writing out each of the clues you received from the phrases in the puzzle based on the concrete objective facts available will help you solve just about anything! This deductive reasoning strategy has practical applications from tough math problems to crime scene investigations. Purchase a copy of Pantera’s book today to learn more techniques that will give you confidence in your brain power!
Boxer Puzzle Clues
If written out, your clues for the boxer problem would read something like:
- One boxer was knocked out.
- The noun changes in the second sentence from “boxers” to “men”
Using this logic strategy is a great way to keep track of your thought processes and solve any puzzles that are present in your life! Check your answers for the solution to this puzzle in the book!
Key Takeaways
You can learn lateral thinking techniques in-depth with Paul D. Pantera’s book filled with puzzles and tips for improved brain power. You’ll learn how to think creatively and how to use deductive reasoning and logic in your everyday life!
Image References
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