Metaphoric? Realistic? Both? Or none of the above? What's your approach to solving your problems?

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Both for me, but probably lean more towards metaphor percentage wise...Anyone else??

Big Daddy: (the thumbs-down wasn't me by the way, when I gain the points, I still may never use it, thumbs-up however is different)
I ran across a similar-philosophy in Sam Keen's book, "Fire in the Belly", if interested visit http://www.amazon.com. (thanks for visiting....)

Alanus: Wow! Man! Still waters run deep, though they rage at the surface?!?

Welcome, keep me posted, if you choose.....

Alibubu1: Welcome, Cool!... Different Contexts, Different Methods...

others??

'yes miss, there in the 4th row' lol...

I wish I just could beging to type your Avatar's, name, welcome..

Feminine-Intuition I preseume, are you familiar with Schelling???

Senlin: Welcome, I believe you speak as Davinci did in the Renaisance era...who suggested that wind-currents could be compared to water-currents and behave similarly....where-as water can be seen more readily then air, but your right, in that we still have to deal with the original problem and apply the principles we glean to 'Air' itself. Again, welcome..

Sly Fox: It is kind of a recurring-theme for me is it not? Lol...

Where metaphor and reality dare blend, challenge thy 'God', and doth not he send?

Smart: Welcome, good to see ya again...

Equations are dependent upon variables, and if we remove the variables, we remove the problem!

Yet to the variable of ignorance, to a greater or leser degree, we are all such, yes? I would challenge, it's the refusual to know, not just not-knowing...Sly-Fox, may have more input on this, then I do...

Bryan: I do tend to be so heavenly minded, I am no earthly-good; and am encouraged, that people of your stature of opinion, keep us grounded. Morning, at least here it is, and thanks for the contribution.

Moody Red: Hey they pulled it off in the movie 'Apollo 13' did they not? Someone should decide to do a 'rap' about it (hee...heh..hee), I'm here all day folks...

Answer 1

I favor the realistic approach. For a solution to be effective it must be practical and workable, otherwise it is just an exercise in futility. Metaphorically speaking though, I do believe that you have to have faith that the problem will be resolved. Having a positive attitude produces positive results.

Answer 2

Solution: There are no problems, only ignorance.

Peace is knowledge with no bounds.

Since knowledge in humans is not innate, observation without bias is essential. Volition then has illimitableness to choose its pleasure or poison without favor or threat of harm, thus all ill is defeated.

Still waters do run deep even if the surface is a torrent.

God bless.

Edit "Yet to the variable of ignorance, to a greater or lesser degree, we are all such, yes? I would challenge, it's the refusal to know, not just not-knowing..."

In my understanding that was part of the equation I listed in the above equation which begins "Since knowledge in humans is not innate...". I agree, and yes I think 'sly fox' (having met only in brief online) does have more to say on that - though more than you I can not say, that is up to the two of you respectively.

I also agree with each other answer in respective degrees (thumbs up to everyone), and am particularly amused with 'Moody Red's answer at the end. ;)

Thank you for the comments.

God bless.

Answer 3

I don't think I have a single approach for solving problems. In my workplace I tend to be pretty practical and solution focused. I get impatient with others who want to spend a lot of time theorizing or being philosophical. But I guess those aren't my problems alone. If you are dealing with a group, metaphor can be confusing. However, when it comes to problems which are inherent to myself, I am more patient and more interested in exploring options on a number of levels. Sometimes it is necessary to detach myself a bit from my self and in those instances a metaphoric approach is quite helpful. There is a danger, however, in getting caught up in the analysis and never reaching a solution. So sometimes it's necessary to return to the realistic, just in service of some action. There were always be plenty of problems without obvious solutions, so there will always be plenty of opportunities for contemplation.

Answer 4

Here we are again, at the old naming and classifying problem.
We are a wonderful family, are we not!
No other animal on this earth could beat us on this!
Our love for problem solving and name tagging. most other life simple face the problems they must face and leave it at that, but we human, we feed on the stuff!
Cultivating and creating also new problems to be solved, and each little baby gets a name to help it be understood in life.
Aah!

Metaphoric? Realistic? Empirical? Fuzzy? Creative? Practical? linear? ho so many names, how can one choose.

Ok now I've got the dramatic part over with, I'll answer the question.
All of them, but none of them are principal to what I would call my approach, which in as much as I possibly can, I try to match all the information available to myself, in all it's forms including those of feels and put it to the vote. plain and simple Natural thinking in a Spherical manner.

Thinking is easy, it's the explaining that' a little awkward. :-))

Answer 5

I lean more towards realistic when it comes to solving physical problems and when I deal with mental ones I lean more towards metaphoric.

Answer 6

Realistically, scientifically, with the use of knowledge and often past experience.

And if that doesn't work, I will use force to put that square peg into the round hole! LOL!

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Answer 7

Is the ocean not an abyssal enigma?


(70% Metaphor/Simile. 30% Realistic.)

Answer 8

When I approach problems, I try to compare the problem with problems that have already happened to me.

Answer 9

I just KNOW what to do...