images

The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. -Wittgenstein

Think in analogies and images. Make drawings.

"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world": Our notations induce us to think in a certain way. Having several ways of visualizing / representing the same thing can help you understand all its facets, and some representations will be more suitable for certain problems than others. If you are stuck, try to view your problem from a different angle. Think in more dimensions.