I dont want to read the whole Edward de Bono course/series/book on it, lets get quick and dirty with it ;)

Only thing I can think of i stumbled onto recently is questioning whether the information provided matches up with a question/request.

For example: i read about FAANG companies having those tricky thinking problems that dont have anything to do with computer science or computers like "How many screws does an airplane need"

I think the "answer" is "it depends on the type/model/company", theres not one answer like the question is trying to corral/pidgeonhole you into, especially since its a high-pressure/time-sensitive context where you have to answer basically right away, cant "look into it" as an acceptable intermediate answer (i believe)