Do you often try to avoid problems? This is how my journey started. I remember vividly playing the “what if you met a genie” game with my sitting mate. The game was simple. You just had to imagine yourself being Disney’s Aladdin who stumbled on a golden lamp that loved kino. Rub it on the sides and out pops a genie who was willing to grant you three wishes. I remember hearing my sitting mate’s interesting as well as thought-provoking wishes. Then it was my turn and my wishes were:
- Be the wealthiest man
- Never die
- Be the man with the highest IQ
Yeah right dumbass! I know you probably might be rolling your eye to these wishes. Chances are if you were granted this hypothetical opportunity, your wishes would be along the lines of riches, fame, glory or immortality. As I sat down to write this blog post, I unearthed a damning revelation. I was running away from problems!
The Misunderstood Problem Of Problems
If you haven’t got the cliff notes – life is hard. Need I elaborate on this fact? Maybe not, as that would take an extra 4 blog posts which might just piss you off. What truly makes life really hard? Problems! Fortunately, I have a cliche choking red pill you have to swallow down your throat:
Problems are inevitable!
Thing is problems are a part of nature and is its shitty strategy to make us obey one of its fundamental laws- growth! Yet, in our own limited divine wisdom, find ourselves constantly trying to avoid problems and making our lives devoid of chaos. All to no avail!
DEEP INTROSPECTION INTO MY 3 WISHES
Now let’s take a look at my three wishes. In hindsight, subconsciously, I’m pretty sure I made these wishes thinking these will solve most of my darkest insecurities- poverty, fear of death, and failing exams. But counter-intuitively, you will realize it all boils down to a baffling revelation you will soon find out- the creation of new problems.
Let’s take my first wish. If I become the world’s richest man, chances are with no doubt, I will solve all my poverty problems but eventually, I might become shit scared of someone stalking me or wanting to kill me.

Hiring a bodyguard to solve my new problem-paranoia. Keeping bodyguards might just tip me into the constant fear of guessing who to trust.
Pablo Escobar is a brilliant real-life example! Work so hard to find a job, and you are now faced with a novel problem of having to wake up early, spending less time with family and getting burned out at the end of the day.
Problems never go away, they morph into newer problems.
Understanding this beautiful reality will help curb much of the insanity you face in life.
GOOD VS BAD PROBLEMS
Now that we have established solving problems lead to newer problems, let me introduce you to a new kind of problem- good problems! These are the kind of problems we should all aim for or pray for! Becoming financially stable is a good problem. You can afford to live the way you want, have a good vacation, provide good health care for yourself and loved ones and have amazing new experiences.
However, when you are poor, you only live your dream life in your head, you fall sick at the snap of the fingers, and will generally lack the opportunity of having amazing new experiences. Life at the bottom of the food chain is hell- bad problem!
Read: Can Money Buy Happiness?
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
As much as having good problems sound easy on paper, it takes a lot of work(action) to convert bad problems into good problems. If you are lonely(bad problem) running away from solving this issue leads to further bad problems(suicidal thoughts, depression). Taking steps to solve this issue by letting go of your insecurities to meet new people will lead to a good problem(sense of belonging). People come with their emotional baggage and shit-ton of problems which you have to deal with. Soon you have newer problems.
See, they never go away! Will you rather avoid problems and face them later(when complicated) or face them now?
Armed with this reality, brace yourself for the problems life throws at you. Do not avoid problems, they are inevitable. Knowing very well, only by taking action do we convert bad problems into good problems.
drc

Cheers, DrC.
Thank You Dr.C . Problems are really inevitable because a decision to overlook a problem unsolved will generate into another problem which might not be as the previous. As you cited Pablo Escobar’s as an example. Even though he was trying to solve his bad problem of poverty which he succeeded it ended him up in another problem with the DEA. I mean solving a problem to encounter another problem wow. Bless You Dr.C
Great hearing from you. Glad you loved this write up.
It is true, problems are inevitable. We should tackle them as they come up. Brace ourselves!
Great hearing from you. Cheers to an amazing day.
Great piece. 👍
Hi Gyampontemaa. A big heartfelt thank you for your kind feedback. Really appreciate. Cheers to an amazing day!
Wow nice piece. Problems are inevitable in life and as such we must face and deal with them as warriors rather than to run away from them
Hi Jennie. Great hearing from you and a big thanks for the feedback.
Very true problems are inevitable: solving a problem might just bring up a new unseen problem(usually good problems) Not solving them brings up much worse problems in the long run. Best bet we tackle them now!
Really appreciate your feedback. Do come back for mooore. Cheers.
Great piece. Very inspiring
Hi Adwoa, great hearing from you. Really appreciate your kind feedback and most importantly making time to read. Come back for more. Cheers
I think its human instinct always to flee from our problems, however in the present world we live in, we are faced with so many of these bastards (problems) we actually aren’t just tasked with which problems to solve but also in what order to solve them. Hence freaking Economics 101. Lol. Anyway, I think not all problems we encounter can be solved, at least not simultaneously but the dilemma is figuring out the most important problems to solve at a given moment in time. Good piece as usual. Keep up the good work.
Interesting comment on here. I agree with you not all problems can be solved, at face value, but then, think about some of the most groundbreaking problems the world has overcome from time memorial (communication, health, industrialization etc) and you will realise, it wasn’t that the problems were unsolvable but that they lacked the necessary requirements to solve the problems (sufficient knowledge and insight, finances etc).
I perfectly agree with figuring out the most important problems to solve at a given moment in time. Amazing point right there.
Love your insight Bruv. Be safe. Cheers
Thanks A Lot!!! That was very inspiring.
Great hearing from Gil. Thanks a lot for the feedback. Cheers to an amazing evening. Don’t forget to subscribe to the blog and get new stuff.
in other words, you saying problem free life don’t exist. Wow
Yeaaap. No one ever ever had a problem free life. It’s the reality of life. Cheers.
Thanks Dr.C understanding reality is key andindeed problems are inevidable .
Hi El Wills. Great hearing from you. Indeed problems are inevitable. We can’t run away from them. We face them like a warrior! Cheers
Thought provoking piece. Great Words of wisdom there bro “ …Only by taking action, can we convert bad problems into Good problems”. Indeed we’ve got to confront our problems and not run from them 👌🏾
Hi DrSensei. Great hearing from you. Totally, we have to confront our problems. Running away from them is like a rat race. You never win. Have a great day. Cheers
May I never experience bad problems but good one’s rather…
A big Amen to that..lol
Thanks a lot Dr. C
This so true,trying to avoid one problem can even bring another problem …There’s no way I can avoid problems again.lolxx
Thank you Dr. C
Hi Obaayaa. Great hearing from you. That’s true avoiding problems leads to more problems. Lol. The focus here is learning to turn bad problems into good problems. Thanks for the feedback . Cheers
They say actions speaks louder than words but these words here could cut deep into my heart than the sharpest blade I would ever see…
Big Ups Dr. C
Keep Up with the good work….
Hello George. Thanks for the kind words. Always a pleasure hearing from you. We definitely pushing hard! Cheers
Great piece. We can’t avoid problems. We just deal with them. It makes us human. At least you get xp to advice people…lol
Hahaha. Hi Rolex. Great hearing from you. Truth in there, we can’t avoid them. We deal with them. ✊. Keep coming back for more. Cheers
A good life is not a life without problems, a good life is a life with new problems!
Love it! Great job Akweleykwey!
Hi Daakye Hemaa. Great hearing from you. Let’s refix that line, a good life is a life with good new problems! 👌✊. Great hearing from you. Keep coming back for more. Cheers