If you’re anything like me, your first reaction to the question might be ”Of course I solve a problem when I can.”
But do you?
Do you always make the choice to deal with an issue when you have the means to? Or do you sometimes leave the problem because actually it’s easier to be working against something, to have something to push on, or even something to blame.
If somehow—and I know this may be unlikely—you could eliminate all your problems and be free of them completely, would that be a comfortable place or an uncomfortable one? What would you do with your freedom then?
Do you sometimes avoid adopting a simple solution and continue looking for a more complex one that’s somehow more justifying?
I know I do.
But the path of personal mastery, wisdom, and growth means choosing to solve our problems when we can, and moving on.