Problems

The act of attempting to solve the various problems that we face in life is the measure by which we are taught to calculate how fruitful a life we have lived. It is the model of the American dream that is and has been used as the measuring stick of accomplishment in this culture when it comes to problem solving. To rise against the challenges of adversity and overcome them through means of one’s own making. While this is all well and good for those who are capable of engaging in this culturally prescribed struggle for accomplishment and recognition, I feel that this model of mission for success undermines the true learning experience that can be gained by engaging with a problem; the potential to make mistakes and fail. It seems like the optimal goal to strive for a completely successful venture but if you don’t misstep then you won’t have learned anything from the problems that you try to solve and if you don’t learn anything from the experience then you’ll be even more ill prepared for the next problem that you come across.