The problems is mastered - insupportably tiring when it was impending. Deliverance accounts for what sounds like axiom. The Gordian knot need not be cut.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Problems feel exhausting before they are solved, and once resolved, the solution seems obvious.
- In plain terms
- Problems seem hard until solved, then they look easy.
- What can you take from it?
- Solutions often look obvious after the fact.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do problems seem easier after solving them?
- How do you handle pending tasks?
Another view
Some problems remain difficult even after resolution.
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