The speaker's problem-solving approach is to identify the most important component of a complex subject, represent it with the simplest example that shows it in action, and then address additional terms.

“I have a tangle of a web of ideas or knowledge in my world, in my mind. And I'm trying to find what is the thing that actually matters? What is the first order component?”

“How can I simplify it? How can I have the simplest thing that actually shows that thing, right?”

“That shows it in action.”

“And then I can tackle the other terms.”