Managing problems.

Sometimes life seems to reach an overbearing crush of important problems that appear to have no easy solution. This puts me in mind of playing chess and the fundamental thinking of a chess grandmaster. Who with astonishing ease will sacrifice a Queen and shortly win the game.

Of course I could not see the road ahead as I was so involved in near sited concentration and not able to reassess alternative choices. So often we miss important detail and once we are on the wrong road we cannot alter our view to see the obvious.

Take this for example. You are driving a bus. At the first stop there are eight passengers at the next stop two get off and five get on. One of the passengers realises he is going the wrong way and decides he wants to get off as soon as possible. At the next stop four passengers get off the bus.

It is important you read this to some one else and then ask. What is the bus drivers name?

Most people will be concentrating on the number of passengers and not able to remember or noticed the first statement.

Sometimes leaving a problem overnight will let you reassess the options.