Wow! What happened here?<\/em><\/p>\n Well, as you can see, I have water all over the floor of my recreation room.<\/p>\n Can you help me clean it up?<\/p>\n Sure.<\/em><\/p>\n And he starts mopping the water.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Then he notices the tap is still running in the sink. And the sink is overflowing.<\/p>\n Hey, shouldn’t you close the tap first?<\/em><\/p>\n No, that’s not the problem. I’ve had the tap on before and it never caused a flood.<\/p>\n Well the drain is blocked.<\/em><\/p>\n Yes, well I’ve had a blocked drain before and it never caused a flood either.<\/p>\n Please stop talking and help me clear this water.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Do you then stop talking and help this person?<\/p>\n Why not?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The same thing applies to you and what is happening to you.<\/p>\n You must first verify the source of the problem. And stop that<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Once the source is stopped, it’s just a matter of time and effort.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ignoring the source and ‘hoping it will go away’ is not the solution.<\/p>\n ————————–<\/p>\n These are related:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n #\u00a07<\/strong>\u00a0Disaster<\/a> – 8<\/strong> Problem Solving<\/a> – 27<\/strong> Responses<\/a> – 33<\/strong> Solving a 5<\/a> – 118<\/strong> Right!<\/a><\/p>\n