My problem is that this simple schematic is not working: I have a knot of goals and blocks to them, which are interdependent. For example, I have deadline for the article, but I have chronic tiredness which prevent finishing it, which I could fight with coffee but I have high blood pressure, and I have not reliable medical way to control it + 20 more interconnected goals and blocks.
Attempts to write down all my goals and problems did not help as they created enormous maps and feeling of doom, as well as I spent a lot of time on such planning without practical results.
Basically I try to find most urgent and solvable problems and work on them, but I think that there should be a better strategy.
Most problems are also tend to grow on higher level, that is they will be solvable if I have more time, money, higher intelligence or other high level resources.
I have a knot of goals and blocks to them, which are interdependent.
This is a really interesting problem. I have noticed it in people who end up on the street and have several of any of the following going wrong at the same time, (mental health troubles, drug problems, alcohol problems, addiction problems, out of work, relationship problems).
In relation to my example above—It’s really hard to solve a drinking problem when mental health problems just pop up, or solve an addiction problem when relationship problems just pop up as a result or consequence or both. There is no easy answer to what to tackle first or how to get it right. There is no standard answer.
I believe the strategy should be to pick one of the problems, work on that one very hard whilst the other ones sit in the background bubbling away, then when it’s a bit more in control, pick the next one and try work on that one, then repeat and cycle till shit gets a bit more under control.
Try not to let anything go backwards, and keep putting out the spot fires.
Yes, good example with a homeless person. One feature of knot problems is that their complexity is higher than available level of problem solving ability. Alcoholic with mental problems could plan and implement only very simple strategies.
So one of the possible solution is replace intractable knot with simpler knot of problems. For example if homeless person will go to jail, it may solve many of his problems, like addiction, home, food, basic healthcare (it is not universal solution, as being in jail has some other disadvantages).
Another line is solve problems which will help in other problem solving, that is similar to intelligence improvement. For homeless person it may be to create a friend and ask for help.
The third line is just solve nearest an most urgent problems as they appear—I think it the way how actual homeless people live, but it is not way out.
it the way how actual homeless people live, but it is not way out.
I need to research more, some people get out. But I don’t know why or how.
You have all the same ideas that I do. Don’t think I can advance you more than you are already moving unless I know something more specific about your problem areas. I am quite sure there are no hard and fast rules about solving this.
My problem is that this simple schematic is not working: I have a knot of goals and blocks to them, which are interdependent. For example, I have deadline for the article, but I have chronic tiredness which prevent finishing it, which I could fight with coffee but I have high blood pressure, and I have not reliable medical way to control it + 20 more interconnected goals and blocks.
Attempts to write down all my goals and problems did not help as they created enormous maps and feeling of doom, as well as I spent a lot of time on such planning without practical results.
Basically I try to find most urgent and solvable problems and work on them, but I think that there should be a better strategy.
Most problems are also tend to grow on higher level, that is they will be solvable if I have more time, money, higher intelligence or other high level resources.
This is a really interesting problem. I have noticed it in people who end up on the street and have several of any of the following going wrong at the same time, (mental health troubles, drug problems, alcohol problems, addiction problems, out of work, relationship problems).
The problem is also that there are too many problems. (see: http://bearlamp.com.au/the-problem-tm-analyse-a-conversation/ and http://bearlamp.com.au/the-problem-analyse-a-conversation-part-2/ for related).
In relation to my example above—It’s really hard to solve a drinking problem when mental health problems just pop up, or solve an addiction problem when relationship problems just pop up as a result or consequence or both. There is no easy answer to what to tackle first or how to get it right. There is no standard answer.
I believe the strategy should be to pick one of the problems, work on that one very hard whilst the other ones sit in the background bubbling away, then when it’s a bit more in control, pick the next one and try work on that one, then repeat and cycle till shit gets a bit more under control.
Try not to let anything go backwards, and keep putting out the spot fires.
Yes, good example with a homeless person. One feature of knot problems is that their complexity is higher than available level of problem solving ability. Alcoholic with mental problems could plan and implement only very simple strategies.
So one of the possible solution is replace intractable knot with simpler knot of problems. For example if homeless person will go to jail, it may solve many of his problems, like addiction, home, food, basic healthcare (it is not universal solution, as being in jail has some other disadvantages).
Another line is solve problems which will help in other problem solving, that is similar to intelligence improvement. For homeless person it may be to create a friend and ask for help.
The third line is just solve nearest an most urgent problems as they appear—I think it the way how actual homeless people live, but it is not way out.
I need to research more, some people get out. But I don’t know why or how.
You have all the same ideas that I do. Don’t think I can advance you more than you are already moving unless I know something more specific about your problem areas. I am quite sure there are no hard and fast rules about solving this.