You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus

Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would you choose?
You can make everyone happy.

Your car can only contain one passenger, so whom should it be?
Answer:he old lady of course! After helping the old lady into the car, you can give your keys to your friend, and wait with your perfect partner for the bus!

Lateral thinking is a term coined by Edward de Bono, a Maltese psychologist, physician and writer. It first appeared in the title of his book The Use of Lateral Thinking, published in 1967. De Bono defines lateral thinking as methods of thinking concerned with changing concepts and perception. Lateral thinking is about reasoning that is not immediately obvious and about ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic.Techniques that apply lateral thinking to problems are characterized by the shifting of thinking patterns, away from entrenched or predictable thinking to new or unexpected ideas. A new idea that is the result of lateral thinking is not always a helpful one, but when a good idea is discovered in this way it is usually obvious in hindsight, which is a feature lateral thinking shares with a joke.

There are a number of mental tools or methods that can be used to bring about lateral thinking. These include the following:Random Entry,Provocation,Challenge Lateral thinking can be used to help in solving problems but can also be used for much more.

Preconceptions may block ones growth,

Trying harder in the same direction may not be as useful as changing direction. Effort in the same direction (approach) will not necessarily succeed

So lets start to think out of the box.