Why Every Good Problem Solver Should Pack a Bag

Travel is often sold as escape. But the real value? Exposure.

Not just to new places—but to new assumptions, new habits, and new defaults.

Because when you land somewhere that doesn’t think like you… doesn’t eat like you… doesn’t drive, queue, or complain like you… You start to realize something: your way isn’t the only way.

The World Is Full of Different “Right” Answers

Ever tried to drive in the UK after a lifetime of American roads? Eat breakfast in Japan? Haggle in Morocco? Navigate a train system in Switzerland?

At first, it’s disorienting. Then it’s fascinating. And eventually, it’s enlightening.

The systems still work. Just not like yours. That’s the lesson most people miss—and the one every problem-solver needs.

Travel Doesn’t Just Change What You See—It Changes How You See

When you experience the world through someone else’s lens, you build a more flexible mind.

You stop assuming your habits are universal. You realize how many things are cultural, not logical. And suddenly, when you’re faced with a tough problem at work or in life, you’ve got a mental map that stretches wider.

Your Perspective Is Only as Good as Its Range

The best strategists aren’t just smart—they’re exposed. They’ve seen how things work elsewhere. They’ve learned to ask better questions. They don’t default to “That won’t work here”—they ask, “How could it work here?”

Travel trains that muscle. It builds empathy, creativity, and resilience—all disguised as sightseeing.

So If You’re Feeling Stuck… Move

Maybe the best thing you can do for your brain isn’t another Zoom call. It’s a train ticket. A market in another country. A street where you don’t speak the language and have to figure it out.

Because great problem-solvers don’t just learn—they explore.

And every time you step into someone else’s normal, you expand your own possible.