Trouble connecting the dots...

Whenever I see a problem, I feel like I have trouble just... connecting the dots to how to solve it, you know? I see my room is dirty, I know that I can put the clothes away/ in the laundry, but my brain never connects the dots. Or when I go to my part time (helping my martial arts teacher teach children at our gym), I sometimes notice something wrong, and cannot even realize the solution. How to deal with this?