Describe the Pain Without Mentioning the Solution

Separating pain from ideas keeps you from solving the wrong problem.

Pain exists before ideas do.

Ideas:

  1. Pain is emotional and operational before it’s technical.
  2. Solutions introduced too early hide misunderstanding.
  3. Clear pain creates space for better ideas.

Key takeaway:
Name the frustration first. Fixes can wait.

What’s coming next:
A short video expanding on real-world examples is coming. Subscribe for updates. Comments will guide which examples I use.


Share the pain you’re trying to describe in the comments. I’ll use real examples in the video.