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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou’ve heard that heat and pressure make diamonds. And you’ve heard the story of “Splitting the Atom: The Human Will to Stay Alive.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s right, just as heat and pressure make diamonds – so does being faced with problems make you a more intelligent problem solver, and humans often come out of challenging situations stronger and smarter than they went in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You’ve also heard the story of splitting the atom. Humans once declared the atoms indivisible, but when mankind’s back was against the wall, they split the atom to create the atomic bomb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trying to solve a problem remotely – without being immersed in the problem – can be more of a challenge than when you’re in the problem. For example, when I was in Lethem, I was trying to figure out how automate my business if I had to leave Lethem. Whom would I employ to tranport products from Boa Vista to Lethem, and then from Lethem to Georgetown? Whome would I employ to transfer money from Georgetown to Lethem and whom would I employ to pay bills?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I tried to solve these problems while still in Lethem, but the solutions I came up proved highly ineffective. It wasn’t until I left Lethem and came to Georgetown that I was able to streamline the process for maximum effeciency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that’s the problem of immersion. When you immerse yourself in a problem, you’re more likely to find good solutions because you’re experiencing the needs for problem-solving firsthand. Hint: necessity is the mother of invention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Related: If you can’t automate it, you can’t do anything!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"