What's the Problem? (Are Your Lights On) - Weinberg
What really matters in dealing with problems is recognizing that no question ever has a final answer.
Every problem is the gap between the state we perceive and the state we desire, so when one problem is solved it usually creates one or more new ones.
The hardest part of approaching a problem is recognizing that the problem exists in the first place.
If, when trying to understand a problem, you cannot think of at least three ways things might go wrong, then you do not yet understand the problem.
Most mismatches become easy to "solve" once they are first "recognized." Almost everyone has an opinion, and at least concerning that opinion, each person is an expert.
Imaginary problems are often the real problems, and a problem is the difference between what is wanted and what is perceived.
Do not try to solve the problems of people who have no sense of humor.
If you solve a problem too easily, the person who raised it will never believe that you solved the real one.
Moral problems melt away in the sweetness of problem solving.
Even after a problem has been solved, never be completely certain that you defined it correctly. Every solution is the source of the next problem.
When people are fully capable of solving their own problem, do not interfere with their process. If it is their problem, let it remain their problem.
In the world inhabited by problem solvers, the people who create problems are kings, presidents, and deans.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who do the work and those who create work for others to do.
There are also two kinds of people in this world: those who do the work and those who take the credit.
Even if only for a moment, hold yourself accountable for change. Most of the source of the problem lies within you.
In the final analysis, there are not that many people who truly want to solve their own problems.
Fish do not see water.
