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The Big Problem With Little Problems
Dealing with the problems of life
How do you deal with little problems? Do you attack them like you are playing Wac-A-Mole or try to ignore them, hoping they will disappear? Is there a better or worse way to deal with the little issues that inevitably arise in everyone’s lives? Let’s find out!
The problem with little problems
Something common to humanity is that we must deal with the many little problems life throws us. Typical responses are the old familiar freeze, fawn, flight, or flight reactions written about so often. Which response is typical for you regarding those little daily issues?
A big problem with little problems is that they often grow if you do not address them quickly. Sure, there is the occasional odd issue you can ignore, especially when it has no direct effect on you. But those problems that can affect you now or later demand more attention, don’t they?
When you attack a problem vigorously, it may go away or shrink to the point where you can resolve it much better now than later. A well-known American military leader expressed this truth in the first half of the last century:
“All problems become smaller if you don’t dodge them, but…
