Huawei's "weird" interview question leaked: There are three cognitive levels of high salary. Which level are you at?

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Some time ago, an interview question from Huawei hit the screen and became a hot search topic.

The question is this: A cow weighs 800 kilograms, and a bridge carries a load of 700 kilograms. How does the cow cross the bridge?

This seemingly strange question is completely open-ended and there is no so-called standard answer.

Many netizens have opened their minds and contributed their own answers:

Some clever people said: "Sell the cow, buy a Huawei mobile phone, and cross the bridge with the Huawei mobile phone. Then he said that Huawei mobile phones are like cows.”

Some people mocked the overtime system of large companies: “It’s simple. If you don’t feed the cows every day, the cows will lose weight to 600 kilograms. Not only will the cost not increase. , and can also reduce costs.”

Someone answered the question seriously: “If it’s a buffalo, just throw it into the water, hold the reins in your hand and drag it over;

If it’s a scalper, use hydrogen. Tie 200 balls, and it will pass;

If the cow is alive without restrictions, just cut it into pieces and divide it into two parts and it will pass;

If the cow must It is alive, just tie it to a few DJIs with a load of 30 kilograms and pass..."

Someone has deeply analyzed the purpose behind this problem:

"Crossing the bridge should be a means to realize the demand, not a real demand in itself.

The interviewer needs to find out what the customer's core needs are and then provide a good solution. < /p>

If the interviewer directly gives a specific and reliable solution, then this interviewer is more suitable for the grassroots level of R&D;

If the interviewer gives a relatively novel solution idea , regardless of whether it can be realized in the end, you can be the project interface person;

If the interviewer gives a full solution perspective, he has either done his homework, or he can actually lead a team to do the project. ”

Such a seemingly nonsensical question actually tests a person’s creative thinking ability, problem-solving flexibility, diversity, and ability to see the essence through phenomena.

Behind the different ideas are actually differences in a person’s work experience and cognitive level.

You can test yourself: If you were an interviewer, at what cognitive level would you answer the questions?

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Get founder Luo Zhenyu once shared a moment in the Inspiration Club that he was particularly inspired and shocked by this year.

He has a habit of regularly asking his friends from all walks of life for advice when encountering a phenomenon that he does not understand.

Snail fans suddenly became popular this year, and he was curious, what was the reason for this?

So he asked a friend and investor Li Feng for advice: Why are snail noodles so popular this year? Is there anything they do particularly well?

Li Feng carefully analyzed several reasons for him: You can say that it is because of the long-term efforts of the Liuzhou Municipal Government, the origin of snail noodles, that the industrial chain has matured;

< p> You can say it’s because during the epidemic, people want to eat something similar to the ones in the store with a high degree of restoration;

You can also say it’s because people’s tastes have changed and they want to eat something fresh. , strange.

But have you ever thought that there is another reason that is more explanatory? In the past two years, takeaway subsidies have been cancelled.

The cancellation of takeout subsidies means that a meal of takeout has changed from more than ten yuan to twenty or thirty yuan.

For consumers, they either have to eat takeout for 20 to 30 yuan, or eat instant noodles for 3 to 5 yuan.

Between the two, there is a blank space, that is, those items that cost around ten yuan and whose quality is comparable to takeout.

A box of snail noodles costs about ten yuan, which just meets this requirement.

To put it bluntly, the rise of snail noodles may just be due to the "plate disturbance" in the Chinese market, which suddenly opened up a space and gave it a chance to grow.

When a person's cognitive level is low, he only sees the world from a black-and-white perspective, has a narrow vision and lacks flexibility, making it difficult to see a higher-dimensional world.

When a person's cognitive level is high enough, his perspective on analyzing things becomes more diverse and he can see through it from different angles

I especially like the classic sentence in "The Godfather" Lines: "Those who take half a second to see through the essence of things, and those who spend a lifetime unable to see clearly the essence of things, are destined to have completely different destinies."

Being able to see through phenomena The core essence requires a high-level cognitive level, which is extremely difficult for many people and can only be obtained through long-term deliberate practice.

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I have seen such a story.

A rich man’s wife especially liked beautiful clothes. In order to please her, the rich man would ask a tailor to come to his home from time to time to tailor her clothes.

But the wife said that the clothes made by these tailors were not good-looking enough and none of them satisfied her.

The rich man had no choice but to post a notice: "Which tailor can make clothes that satisfy my wife, I will reward you heavily."

Two days later , a monk came to the rich man's house to ask for alms. After seeing this notice, he randomly found a tailor on the street the next day.

But the difference is that behind the tailor, there is also a makeup artist.

It only took the tailor two hours to make the clothes. The monk asked the makeup artist to put makeup on his wife first, and then asked her to try it on.

After trying it on, the lady looked in the mirror and was very satisfied. The rich man happily paid a heavy reward on the spot.

The tailor was very puzzled by this and secretly asked the monk: "My level is completely incomparable with those of the masters. Why is Madam only satisfied with my clothes?"

The monk replied Said: "The key to satisfying her is not how exquisite the clothes you make are, but whether she thinks she looks good."

In other words, what makes the wife satisfied when she looks in the mirror The key is not the tailor, but the makeup artist.

The book "Principles", known as the workplace bible, writes: "The biggest mistake of many people is to regard the appearance of the problem as the problem itself."

If you cannot read Once we get to the crux of the problem, we cannot start from the fundamentals and truly solve the problem.

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So, how can we train ourselves to see the essence through phenomena? In fact, the reason is very simple, just ask more questions.

A machine on a certain production line of Toyota Motor Company kept stalling. Although it had been repaired many times, it still did not get better.

So Taiichi Ohno, the former vice president of Toyota, had this question and answer with the workers:

One question: "Why did the machine stop?"

Answer: "Because the load was exceeded, the fuse broke."

Second question: "Why is it overloaded?"

Answer: "Because the bearings are not lubricated enough."

Third question: "Why is there not enough lubrication?"

Answer: "Because the lubrication pump cannot suck oil."

Fourth question: "Why can't it suck oil?" Oil?"

Answer: "Because the oil pump shaft is worn and loose."

Five questions: "Why is it worn?"

Answer: "Because there is no filter installed, iron filings and other impurities are mixed in."

If you are willing to be superficial and just replace the fuse every time, then the machine will still stop frequently even if it is repaired many times.

If you pursue profundity and keep asking questions like Ohno Taiichi, you can find the deep-seated reasons and dig out the essence of things.

That’s it, when you encounter a problem, ask one more why, and you will get to the essence one more layer.

You can try the 5WHY analysis method, questioning layer by layer, attributing layer by layer, and develop a habit when doing anything:

Think about the deepest logic behind things. Only in this way can we get twice the result with half the effort and see a clearer new world from a higher dimension.

***Mian.