The right solution presents itself at the right time

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Via a rather strange route that I don't normally get my news from, an article by Vikram Mansharamani floated over my news feed this morning entitled Sometimes It’s Best to Do Nothing. In it he tells how sometimes it is best to not react to a situation, and to take the time to see what happens next before reacting.

It's an approach I agree with. Whilst from the outside it might appear that you're not actually doing anything about a problem, in fact it can be that the 'right solution' presents itself at the 'right time'. The trick is to keep it at front of mind; and to have the experience to know when the 'right solution' comes along... Of course, some problems are best solved by going straight at them...

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