What am I supposed to do to be better than what I am now?

[astrophysics12]

I want to be a physicist. It has always been my dream, but I am having doubts about my ability.

I am preparing for a few competitive exams to get into good colleges offering Int-PhD. I found that I am unable to even solve some of the problems. It becomes obvious when I see the solution. Is there any way to improve in solving problems?

 

[johnqwertyful]

Solve problems.

 

[SteamKing]

Solve problems.

Or, to paraphrase Adm. Halsey, " Solve problems, solve problems, solve more problems!"

 

[homeomorphic]

There are books about problem-solving, like How to Solve It or the one by Paul Zeitz, although they are for math, rather than just physics.

 

[Rocket50]

I'll second (or third) the advice above. I used to be terrible as solving those difficult problems (still am) but did improve greatly by trying to work on a lot more of them.

 

[astrophysics12]

Thanks a lot. I will try solving difficult problems.