Today I stumbled upon an interesting topic where an intern has figured out a bug that he considers as critical and is in a dilemma whether he should report it to the team he is part of. He hesitated to report the bug because he thinks that reporting that bug might cause the other workers to lose their jobs because of their lack of knowledge and carefulness. At the same time, according to the asker, the project, which is due in three weeks, would probably fail if it is released.
There were some interesting replies that might deserve a quick read, but one that captured my attention began with this
Bugs don’t go away when you ignore them
This resonated with me and made me think that I have been doing that myself for a long time with my own problems. I have been constantly escaping from problems and figuring out the root causes of them. I have unconsciously been sabotaging dealing with any type of solution because that was not in my comfort zone. Ignoring them has been part of the habits that I have engrained in myself and that is why I have been not been getting the results which I was after. Some of these problems are lack of the time engaged in my priorities and dealing with unimportant and not valuable tasks instead and also procrastination.
Usually, people who are more successful than those are not, do not possess a lot of distinct features that make them special and mythical. It is because of their productive habits that are action and results oriented that drive them towards their goals. Among other things, they do not ignore their problems. They do not panic in front of them either. They simply have the courage and the determination to deal with them and solve them.
Ignoring your problems will simply give you a temporary feeling of comfort and safety, but in the long term you are sabotaging your own success. I am not saying that you must not have problems in your life. That is not possible. Everybody has some kind of problem. The key distinction between those who turn out as winners and those who don’t is the way you deal with them.
