Overcoming obstacles

Overcoming obstacles

How to figure out how to proceed

Here's how I do it: When I'm working on a project and I encounter an obstacle, I do whatever is necessary to get past that obstacle. That takes a certain amount of time and effort. Then I proceed; when I encounter another obstacle, I do whatever is necessary to get past the second obstacle. That takes a certain amount of time and effort.

I notice whether it took twice as much time and effort as it took to get past the first obstacle, or half as much time and effort. And I proceed towards my goal. When I reach the third obstacle, I again do whatever is necessary to get past this third obstacle.

If it took twice as much time and effort to get past this third obstacle as it took to get past the second one, and the second one took twice as much time as effort as the first one, then I figure that maybe I am going in the wrong direction.

If that is the case, then I enter my level and analyze the situation. I check to see if there is some other way for me to proceed. If I notice another way to proceed towards my goal, then I try it.

How to know when you are going in the correct direction

When I encounter an obstacle, I do whatever it takes to get past it. If the next obstacle requires only half as much time and effort to get by it, then I feel that I am on the correct path. And when I am on the correct path, the obstacles become progressively less difficult to overcome, until soon it is smooth sailing.

This approach works when you spend enough time at your level. At your level, it is easier for higher intelligence to help you and guide you. We believe that this is the way that higher intelligence guides us. They nudge us in the correct direction by placing obstacles along the wrong path, and clearing the way on the correct path.

Persist...but remember that we do not batter down doors. If a door won't open, look for another door. There might be a better way for you to get into that room. Perhaps you have always wanted to be a star tennis player, but you are only average at tennis, and are a superior golfer. Then become a golf champion.

Persist, and be practical. Set your goals, and accept the guidance from higher intelligence.

Do these things, and you will succeed.

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