Are Your Lights On? (1982)

What is it about? Are Your Lights On?: How to Figure Out What the Problem Really Is (1982) by Donald C. Gause and Gerald M. Weinberg discuss some basic methods and thinking to resolve a problem. 

​Why bother? The book brings enlightenment on problem solving. 

Key Ideas The discussion covers the following areas:

• What's the problem?
• Who should resolve the problem? 
• Where does the problem come from? (Cause) 
• Do we really need to resolve the problem? 
  • The answer is not important.
  • Resolving a problem can make things worse.  (Result is not what we want.) 
  • Resolving problem can cause new problems.

​Think before making actions. ​

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