I tend to jump too quickly to solutions in product sense interviews. How do I fix this?

This is one of the most common patterns for candidates who've worked in consulting or technical roles where being the person with answers was rewarded. In product interviews, the problem space analysis is itself being evaluated — it's not just a preamble to your solution. Interviewers want to see that you can articulate the user's problem clearly, identify who the user is, understand the context and constraints, and choose a focus area before proposing anything. A practical fix: build a habit of narrating your problem space analysis out loud before going anywhere near a solution. Say explicitly, "Before I jump to solutions, let me spend a moment on the problem space." This signals awareness and gives you a structural cue to slow down. Practice this in writing first — write out full responses to product sense questions where you spend at least 40% of the answer in problem space before introducing a solution. The muscle builds with repetition.