7 ways to become a great problem-solver

7- Accept frustration as a way of life

Ari Joury, PhD
The Startup
Published in
7 min readOct 3, 2022

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Blue monster looking frustrated, holding up puzzle piece with bite marks up to four other puzzle pieces
Frustration is normal when faced with unsolvable problems. Image by author

FFor some people, the glass is half empty. For others, it’s half full. And for some, the question is, How do I get this glass totally full again?

This last category of people is what I call the problem-solvers. They’re neither optimists nor pessimists. They’re pragmatists.

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