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117 Post author: AnnaSalamon 07 November 2012 09:19PM

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Comment author: gwern 07 November 2012 07:11:12PM 14 points [-]

Here's one I use all the time: When a problem seems overwhelming, break it up into manageable subproblems.

It's a classic self-help technique (especially in 'Getting Things Done') for a reason: it works.