One five-step approach will help you find a solution to the problem.
For this psychological trick you only need a pen and paper.
What is its essence? The "5 whys" method helps to effectively analyze a particular problem, make accurate and useful conclusions without resorting to outside help.
The essence of the problem
The first thing you need to do is formulate the problem that needs to be addressed.
The method will help with any problem that a person can solve.
First question
It looks like this: “Why did this problem arise?”
Next, you need to write down all the answers that come to mind. There can be an unlimited number of them.
Examination
Then you need to admit that some reasons are far-fetched and have little to do with reality. You need to honestly weed out such options.
The point of this step is to find the real cause.
New questions
By the next step, there may be one or more reasons remaining.
Now they need to be carefully worked through with questions to get to the root cause. This will help get to the very root of the problem.
Root Cause Check
The most important step. It will allow you to check whether the root cause has been identified correctly.
It's not that hard to do. You need to find a convincing cause-and-effect relationship between the cause and the problem.
This is where the question "why" comes in. Usually, a clear connection between the problem and the root cause is created after five "whys".
Author: Dmitry Bobrov
