The Problem Is The Way.

How to turn any problem into a creative prompt

The Problem Is The Way.

Every day life throws something in front of you. That’s all a problem is.

Problem ←Πρό-βλημα = what’s thrown before you.

Any problem is the way, as they help you shape your path.

The problem (see what I did here?)?
You don’t have time to solve everything. So choose the ones that deserve your time.

Only you can know which problems matter right now. I can’t help with that. That part is yours.

But, I can help you turn any problem into a creativity tool and get better at problem-solving.

You will solve more problems in the future. Why not solve them faster and easier?

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1. Understand The Real Problem

Strip it to one simple explanation.

What. How. When. Where.

No drama, no story. Just the raw thing you have to face.

Get to its core principle.

The Bull, by Pablo Picasso.

2. Realize Why It Matters

Of all the problems in your life, why this one?
If you don’t know the reason, get back to #1 to understand the problem better.
Countless other problems exist that you care about, and probably never will.
Find your WHY.

The School of Athens by Raphael.

3. Get Creative With “What If?” Ideas

“What if?” is one the most powerful creativity triggers we have.

It forces imagination, reframes perception, and unlocks unusual ideas.

Actors, writers, marketers, poets, musicians, inventors.
Everyone who creates uses this high-octane lever, whether they know it or not.

The Hallucinogenic Toreador by Salvador Dali.

“What if?”s to unstuck, play with, and get better ideas:

• What if this problem was for [person you respect] to handle?

• What if I had an advantage?

• What if I had a disadvantage?

• What if I take no action at all?

• What if I could only choose one move?

• What if I had to solve this with no (or less) money?

• What if I treated this like a game instead of a threat (or chore, or obligation)?

• What if I had to explain the solution to a kid or an elder in 30 seconds?

• What if doing nothing costs more than failing?

• What if my goal was to fail on purpose, what steps guarantee that, so I can avoid them?

These questions break the mental cage. They replace paralysis with action.

Problems are waves.
They are constant.
They never stop.
So surf.

You choose where they take you:

Solving problems→ Flow (optimal experience state, the golden ratio of challenge and skill).
Avoiding problems→ Entropy (illogical suffering, waste, randomness, decay)

Toward your “Heaven Island” (what you want the most)?
Or straight into your “Hell Island” (nightmare life you avoid)?

Most people ignore both.
So they drift.
You won’t.

Try this.
It works.
Prove me wrong.

Lifeward,

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