Posted by “Your solution may not be the problem; but then, the thing you think is the problem may not be the actual problem, and that is the real problem.” – James Cofie.
When you keep failing at something even though you have come up with the best solutions to the problem at hand, you may want to take a step back. Back to the basics. First principle reasoning. What “has been?”, what “is now?” and what “is supposed to be?”
It is said that when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Also, you may have identified “a problem” but not “the problem.” So it’s more like you don’t understand the problem or are unaware of the actual problem. This will make it seem like you’re destined to fail at that particular goal.
Paul Adams, the current Chief Product Officer at Intercom, once said: “A solution can only be as good as your understanding of the problem you’re addressing.”
“If I had an hour to solve a problem, I would spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions” – Albert Einstein.
Therefore, a well-identified and stated problem is a half-solved problem.
As you go through this week, learn to take a step back from things you keep failing at and identify the actual problem before thinking of another solution based on what you thought was the problem.
Have a fruitful week!