the problematique

In some languages things are better expressed; thinking about a network of problems, an inter-related set of problems- the problematique- one is mentally better prepared for positive action- if this is indicated. In English we think too much on 'a problem'- a unitary thing, whereas it is almost always linked to other things, inextricably often. Identifying the linkages and emphases of a series of problems, exploring their context (even if such descriptions irritate you) is a form of reconnaisance- and it is time seldom wasted.

Thinking about unitary problems encourages the opposite too: panacea thinking about solutions.