Needing problems to solve

Humans are hard-wired to need work. When we don’t work enough, the body and mind tend to rebel.

Part of it is because we naturally like to solve problems. So much that when we don’t find interesting problems to solve, we often invent them.

That can be good if we’re inventing problems in the lab or in the studio. We call that creativity.

But when we’re creating problems where none exist — in business or in personal situations — that becomes a problem of its own.

If you’re listless, find some good problems to solve. And if you don’t find any, pick fertile ground and create them yourself; just make sure you’re creating the kind that could prompt beautiful solutions.