Treating symptoms of a recurring problem is an endless treadmill that feels productive but never resolves the issue. The insight is to invert the question: instead of asking 'how do I fix this again?' ask 'what is causing this to keep happening?' Recurring problems are diagnostic signals pointing to a deeper systemic cause that, once fixed, eliminates the problem permanently.
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