The next two articles are going to be a little more abstract, but still good regardless.

So you have a square peg. What do you do with it? No one seems to care. This is how many people see the world. What you need to figure out is what do with that square peg. You might try forcing it into a round hole, or maybe a triangular hole, you might not even find out where it goes. What you’re looking for is a solution to the problem. You are not just sitting there with a problem.

People need to find solutions to their problems. Specific ones. I’m not saying that there is a solution to every problem (though there is, you just might not like it.) I’m saying you need to think about problems in terms of solution. It’s hard, I know, you get so used to people listening to your whining. “It was totally unfair, I can’t believe the teacher marked my wrong answer wrong.” “I can’t believe the cop gave me an underage drinking citation just for peeing in a parking garage when I was drunk. - Yeah, I know what a jerk.” (more…)