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title: "The Six Moves to Handle Any Problem | Robert Nikic"
description: "The six moves from Problems Pay by Robert Nikic: say Good, own it, find the root, price it, make the smallest move into uncertainty, make it stick."
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author: "Robert Nikic"
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THE METHOD

# The six moves.

The whole method fits in one sentence: every problem has a price, and every problem pays. The six moves are how you collect. Learn them one at a time, in this order.

1. 1

   ## Say "Good."

   Acknowledge the problem. Don't justify it. Don't blame anyone.

   Taught in [Ch 1](https://problemspay.com/rules/say-good) · Sharpened in [Ch 4](https://problemspay.com/rules/dont-trust-the-calm) [Ch 10](https://problemspay.com/rules/lift-the-fire-blanket)
2. 2

   ## Own it.

   You're the one in control of your life, so stop pointing fingers.

   Taught in [Ch 2](https://problemspay.com/rules/say-it-out-loud) [Ch 3](https://problemspay.com/rules/nobody-is-coming)
3. 3

   ## Find the root.

   Ask why, and keep asking until you're back at the beginning.

   Taught in [Ch 5](https://problemspay.com/rules/ask-why) · Sharpened in [Ch 7](https://problemspay.com/rules/stand-where-the-information-is) [Ch 9](https://problemspay.com/rules/rebuild-dont-patch)
4. 4

   ## Price it.

   Put a dollar sign on it, even when it isn't about money.

   Taught in [Ch 6](https://problemspay.com/rules/price-it)
5. 5

   ## Make the smallest move into uncertainty.

   Start small, try something different, test it.

   Taught in [Ch 8](https://problemspay.com/rules/the-smallest-move)
6. 6

   ## Make it stick.

   Let the lesson hurt enough to remember, then stay disciplined.

   Taught in [Ch 11](https://problemspay.com/rules/let-it-hurt)

THE WHOLE MAP

## Then point them at bigger problems.

Chapters 12 and 13 run all six moves in a different room, at home, and then point them at problems bigger than your own. The bigger the problem you can solve, the more people it pays.

[The ladder and the rails](https://problemspay.com/the-rails)

![The whole map: the Rule, the six moves with their chapters, the chapters that sharpen them, and the ladder](https://problemspay.com/assets/fig-whole-map.webp)

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Source: https://problemspay.com/moves
Problems Pay by Robert Nikic. Author site: https://robertnikic.com/