How to keep from solving the problem

1. Complain to everyone who will listen.
2. Worry and fret instead of quietly thinking it through.
3. Be concerned about what others may think about you.
4. Never ask for help.
5. Keep phrasing the problem in broad, nebulous terms instead of breaking it down into managable parts.
6. Keep it on a to-do list that keeps rolling over to the next day instead of scheduling an exclusive half-day to wrestle it to the ground.
7. Blame the problem on one person or a group of people, thus making it out of your control.
8. Get defensive when someone else brings up your problem.
9. Blame the problem on a lack of budget, a lack of personnel, a lack of space, a lack of ________.
10. Ignore the problem.