Problems and Solutions

I came across this amazing revelation a week ago.
The idea is this: There are two ways to solve a problem. To take a solution to a problem or to take a problem and get a solution.

This was a major paradigm shift me. I'm so accustomed to the former that the concept of another way being available was totally neglected.

The idea is that we can take a given skill and try to apply it to all the problems wherever possible and try to solve a part of the problems. Or, we could just take some certain problem and solve it completely by learning all the necessary skills. These viewpoints are so different, its really important to understand them.

When we take a solution to a problem, we may be working n our strengths, but when we're a team, its not so useful trying to run around to so many places. When we take a problem, then we'll be forced to learn something new and theres another important point that matters more: we want to solve the problem. That sort of motivation is really important in trying to solve a problem.