Problem Breakdown Quotes

There are no big problems, there are just a lot of little problems.

When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.

From somewhere, back in my youth, heard Prof say, 'Manuel, when faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand, then look at it again.' He had been teaching me something he himself did not understand very well—something in math—but had taught me something far more important, a basic principle.

Don't try to solve the entire problem on day one.

Most problems precisely defined are already partially solved.

Divide each difficulty at hand into as many pieces as possible and as could be required to better solve them.

If you're overwhelmed by the size of a problem, break it down into smaller pieces.

Problems often look overwhelming at first. The secret is to break problems into small, manageable chunks. If you deal with those, you're done before you know it.

We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems.

Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.

When faced with something complex, spend the time to think about some structure, write down sentences, think about it some more, and then share it.

If you procrastinate when faced with a big difficult problem... break the problem into parts, and handle one part at a time.

I take a situation, analyse it, break it down, put it in the form I want it to be in, and then I toss it away. Let somebody else go deal with it.

Break any problem into, or make any changes in, small increments.