We have all been faced with someone jumping to conclusions. Less obvious, but just as common, is jumping to solutions.
You jump to conclusions when you overlook facts and alternative explanations. You jump to solutions when you overlook the problem itself and the many ways it could be approached. Both come from the same impulse to move fast and feel done.
Jumping to a solution can be costly. There is the obvious opportunity cost. Are you solving the most valuable problem? Is there even a real problem there? On top of that, the solution you rushed into might be the wrong one, or a decent one that crowds out a much better option you never explored.
You also miss a lot of the fun. Exploring the problem space is often the most interesting part of the work. That is where insights appear and where you actually learn something. If you jump too fast, you skip that phase entirely and turn the work into execution only.
Finally, you risk losing buy in. When you arrive with a fully formed solution, especially if you did it alone, people rarely feel ownership. At best they disengage. At worst they push back. Most people want a voice in how problems are framed and solved.
This is a lesson I keep relearning. Bring problems, not solutions.
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