It Takes Discipline

 

Have you ever solved a problem quickly, only to have the solution break on you?

Solving problems requires collaboration. Unless we cooperate with other people, and they with us, our solutions will rapidly unravel. 

We also need discipline. Old problem-sustaining habits must give way to new solution supporting actions. We need to be able to hold our center, breathe thru our perceptions and hold onto helpfulness.

Even if you reach a solution to a problem quickly, it takes discipline to make the solution stay.

-- doug smith

A good solution...

 

"A good solution solves more than one problem, and it does not make new problems."

-- Wendell Berry

Understand the Problem

 

It takes a pause to ponder: where is the fuel for this problem? Who is keeping it alive? Why does it continue to thrive?

It tangles us up. Confused, we become polarized. Stuck, there is no end in sight. How do we break apart from this entrenched problem?

To disentangle and detach from an emotion that's tied to a problem, first understand the problem.

Breathe. Focus. Accept. 

Understand.

-- doug smith

Time to Solve?

 

It is helpful to tell someone about a problem. Talking about it is a great start.

If you've told more than two people about a problem maybe it's time to solve it.

-- doug smith

Change the Questions

 

"To solve our problems, we first need to change our questions; otherwise we'll probably just keep getting the same old answers, over and over again."

-- Marilee Adams