For instance, lay six stick matches on the table and make four equal sided triangles out of them. After struggling fruitlessly in 2 dimensions, you soon learn that a 3-dimensional tetrahedron is the only way to accomplish the task. Let yourself imagine all kinds of possibilities and alternatives, including those you would ordinarily consider impractical or ridiculous. If you have an opinion and another person has an opposite point of view, visualize yourself in the other person's shoes for a change. Many people become stymied by getting embroiled in describing, complaining and criticizing another person's viewpoint, instead of directing their thinking toward action and deciding what can be done about the situation.
Many people hold opinions or views because they're blocked with emotional or prejudicial reasons.
By expanding your scope to include the opposite viewpoint from your position, you often become quickly unblocked. While the U.S. leads the world in crime, drug addiction and indebtedness, Japan has little crime and drug addiction, and is the most solvent and educated nation in the world. Now discuss with a partner the opposite of the following assumptions to see where it leads you. Open your mind and think wild. The disease is actually wanted by world controlling groups to eliminate undesirables and maintain fear in global populations.