Thread by @ArmaniTalks

If the mind doesn't have problems to solve, it creates problems to dwell on

When you run away from problems, problems find you.

And not the good kind.

'There are good kinds of problems?'

Absolutely...

Life is dualistic

Heads/tails
Coward/brave
Pain/joy

Likewise, same concept exists with problems...

to understand whether a problem is good or bad, we have to understand how we feel AFTER the problem has been tackled

A bad problem will have us feeling drained and tired

While a good problem makes us feel more competent and comfortable in our own skin

May not want to hear this, but the mind is wired to be negative

Due to the negativity bias of the brain + imagination, anxiety is created

Negativity bias is atrocious when you have no problems to solve. Because it gets you anxious

Negativity bias is a weapon when you are actively problem solving things in your life

Imagine an alcoholic who wants to overcome his addiction

He can use the negativity bias of fault-finding to trace what is going on with his day that leads to him drinking excessively

He notices the days when he doesn't plan his meals ahead of time, he has the tendency to eat out

When he eats out, he wants to celebrate with a few shots before hand

This leads to the recurring issue

In this scenario, by looking for the negatives, the alcoholic was able to reach the root cause

Fix the diet, have meals planned, be more systematic and alcohol may not be needed

Imagination was not killed

Nor was negativity bias

however, both variables were redirected to solve a practical problem

be in problem solving mode

an idle mind turns small situations into big ones

idle hands produce darkness

too much comfort creates a wimp

when you hear people whining, they tell you their problems

learn to solve it

Then solve the setback in your life

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