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The 7 Pillars of Problem Solving

Build the thinker.
One move at a time.

Every week, a single challenge that pairs a chess decision with a real-world one. The skill is not solving either — it's seeing they're the same problem in disguise.

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The seven pillars

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How Think Lab works

01

One challenge per week

A new exercise drops each week, rotating through the seven pillars.

02

Chess + real life paired

Every challenge has a chess decision and a life decision that secretly share the same structure.

03

Reflect and submit

Short typed responses. The act of writing it out is half the skill.

04

Coach Rayman's take

After you submit, you see the framework — how a coach thinks about that problem.