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When Stuck - Problem-Solving Dispatch

Dispatch to the right problem-solving technique based on how you're stuck

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When Stuck — Problem-Solving Dispatch

Overview

Different stuck-types need different techniques. This skill helps you quickly identify which problem-solving skill to use.

Core principle: Match stuck-symptom to technique.

Stuck-Type → Technique

How You're StuckUse This Skill
Complexity spiraling — Same thing 5+ ways, growing special casessimplification-cascades/SKILL.md
Need innovation — Conventional solutions inadequate, can't find fitting approachcollision-zone-thinking/SKILL.md
Recurring patterns — Same issue different places, reinventing wheelsmeta-pattern-recognition/SKILL.md
Forced by assumptions — "Must be done this way", can't question premiseinversion-exercise/SKILL.md
Scale uncertainty — Will it work in production? Edge cases unclear?scale-game/SKILL.md
Multiple independent problems — Can parallelize investigationUse Agent tool with parallel subagents

Process

  1. Identify stuck-type — What symptom matches above?
  2. Load that skill — Read the specific technique
  3. Apply technique — Follow its process
  4. If still stuck — Try different technique or combine

Combining Techniques

Some problems need multiple techniques:

  • Simplification + Meta-pattern: Find pattern, then simplify all instances
  • Collision + Inversion: Force metaphor, then invert its assumptions
  • Scale + Simplification: Extremes reveal what to eliminate

Quick Dispatch

Same thing implemented 5+ ways?       → simplification-cascades
Can't find fitting approach?          → collision-zone-thinking
Same issue in 3+ different places?    → meta-pattern-recognition
"This must be done this way"?         → inversion-exercise
Will this survive production scale?   → scale-game

Remember

  • Match symptom to technique
  • One technique at a time
  • Combine if first doesn't work
  • Document what you tried

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