| PROBLEM SOLVING |


Problems are part of the human experience. Wishing problems to go away so I can live a life of calm, peace and harmony isn't being real and in the end, isn't living. We need to learn adaptive strategies to deal with problems, rather than flash point solutions to the problem of the moment. Real learning is gained through adapting solutions to problems and generalizing these into my approach towards living.

This is kind of vague, but still a step in the right direction:


1)  learn and try to understand the principles -- you will never truly understand them until you start applying them in real life on a regular basis. You will get some things right and other things will be missed at first.

2)  look for opportunities to apply principles to daily life -- every day comes with a new set of challenges (or problems, like you said) every single one of them is a chance to experiment with what you think you know.

3)  spend some time reflecting on what works and what doesn't on a regular basis. --by doing this, you create a positive feedback loop of new knowledge, filtering out the shit that doesn't work and refining the shit that does work. At some point You will see your newfound power firsthand, and it will feel really good.

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