If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem, but a fact - not to be solved, but to be coped with over time.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Peres distinguishes between solvable problems and facts that must be managed rather than eliminated.
- In plain terms
- Some things are facts to live with, not problems to fix.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept unchangeable realities and focus on coping.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you accept the inevitable?
- What defines a problem?
Another view
This view may discourage effort to solve what could actually be fixed.
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