Frog kissing

Dean Kamen's approach to deciding between more attempts and stopping.

Alex Banayan's framework, from The Third Door, pp. 134 to 186.

Keep kissing frogs
Every frog is a different way to solve the problem, and tenacity eventually finds the prince.
Check if it is impossible
Ask whether the problem breaks a fundamental law, since proving it cannot be done lets you quit without feeling like a coward.
Count the kinds of frogs
There may be billions of frogs but only a few kinds, so try one of each kind.
Restate the boundaries
Reframe the question so a different kind of solution appears.

From chapter: Step 4: Trudge Through the Mud, pp. 134–186

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