One of the reasons that people can’t always solve problems is that they are working from the same level that caused the problem in the first place. This is true in business, science and personal issues. For example, suppose there is a lot of friction between yourself and another person you work with. A common response is to argue for the “rightness” of your position, and explain to the other what he or she is doing wrong. But the real problem is not who is right or wrong but the relationship itself. In any case, if you could ever “win” your argument, would that eliminate the friction? Not likely.  In fact, it is likely the arguing itself that makes the problem bigger, something you don’t see until you think from a higher level. Solve problems by finding a new perspective, some place “higher” than where you’ve been coming from.

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