In terms of solving
problems and personal change, there is a special element that was forgotten, at
least by me: cause & effect.
If there is a
sickness, by understanding its symptoms (effect) as connected to a
cause, it is easier to heal; if anyone only focus on the symptoms, trying to
fix that, it is possible the cause remain intact and later on, symptoms will
come back. It is a principle that medicine follows, and so other areas of our
human complex society: if I am hurt by someone (effect), by finding the
cause (something I said) I may fix it; if you are not going well in
terms of business (effect), by finding the cause (bad marketing
skills), it is possible to solve the problem, and many other examples.
However, in life
things are not so simple. One thing is the ONE CAUSE – ONE EFFECT, but what
about if there are many CAUSES and one effect? Or worse, when causes and
effects are not easy to track…
So, here is a small map
of a sort and I hope it helps you to deal with different situations in which
you can identify causes and effects.
- One cause, one effect. It is the easiest one, but the trap lies in trying to
fix the effect and leaving the cause alone. Go for the cause, the effect will
fade away.
- One cause, several
effects. If you see situations
come to your life and you can track them to one common cause, again go for the
cause, but because there are many effects, work on them too; it will make life
easier.
- Several causes, one
effect. Yes, it is possible
that one single effect has different sources, which means it will take time to
solve it. Solution would be the same as before, but my personal suggestion is…
forget the causes! Just focus on the effects and, at your own pace, deal with a
few causes that come on your way.
- Several causes,
several effects… or not! This is the
highest level of complexity and causes & effects model won’t work on
this case. Focus on your objectives in life, check about your specialties and
make a plan to move forward.
Hope this map works
for you!
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