Day 8 – PSC 8: What if the problem wasn't the problem?
You're going round in circles. Again. You've already thought about it 1,000 times. And yet, nothing changes.
Maybe because you're still looking for the right solution, instead of changing the question.
PSC 8, the ability to solve problems creatively, isn't there to trap you in chains of reasoning. It invites you to step out of the maze.
Not by running away. By looking differently.
"Problem" doesn't mean deadlock Afraid of the word? That's normal. It tenses you up. It paralyses. It activates your archaic brain as if your survival were at stake.
But in Latin, problema simply means: "a question to be solved."
You're not facing a wall. You're facing a puzzle.
And that, a leader can embrace with method, with boldness, with creativity.
Change the angle, not your nature Being creative isn't about searching for the "brilliant" or original idea. It's about daring to stop asking the same question over and over.
Stuck? Maybe your question is badly framed.
Example: You keep repeating "How do I get my team to finally meet the deadlines?" → You're in blame or control mode.
It's the last of the cognitive competencies. Not the least. PSC 8 draws on your critical thinking (PSC 2), your mindfulness (PSC 4) and your self-knowledge (PSC 1) to take a step sideways without denying reality.
It helps you to:
• simplify without ignoring
• dare to explore blind spots without losing your heading
• test without waiting for perfection
🎯 Today's micro-action: Change the question
- Stop. Take a situation that's occupying your mind.
- Write down the question you keep asking yourself (e.g. Why isn't this working?).
- Reframe it in 3 different ways:
- Choose the most fruitful one. Note an avenue to test this week.
💡 With each reformulation, you train your creativity, your emotional regulation… and you reconnect with what you can influence.
Tomorrow, we enter a new family: the emotional competencies. We'll start with PSC 9, understanding emotions. Not only your own. Other people's too. Because behind every tension, every resistance, every silence… there's an emotion to decode.
Ready?
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Krumma
