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An Ounce - For Your ConsiderationAuthor: Jim Fugate
Discover hidden stories from historybite-sized, clever tales that challenge what you thought you knew. At An Ounce, we uncover the little moments that quietly changed everything, surprising truths, and fascinating facts you wont hear elsewhere.Im Jim Fugateretired firefighter, lifelong learner, and an outside-the-box thinker who loves sharing historys hidden gems. These quick, engaging stories dont take themselves too seriously, wont steal your precious time, and might just make you feel a little bit smarter.I hope youll join a community of curious minds who enjoy a fresh take on historywhere conversation is always open and everyones invited. Language: en-us Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Most Obvious Problem Is Often the Wrong One
Episode 11
Tuesday, 17 March, 2026
Why do people keep solving the wrong problem? In this episode of An Ounce, a real emergency response story at an international airport reveals a common pattern: the most obvious problem often isn’t the real one. What looks urgent can be a symptom, while the real cause hides underneath.A man falls in an airport. Blood everywhere. It looks simple.But something doesn’t fit.What follows reveals a pattern that appears everywhere... in medicine, in workplaces, in politics, and in everyday life. Symptoms demand attention. They’re loud, dramatic, and urgent. But the deeper causes of problems are often quieter and harder to see.Learning to recognize that difference may change the way you look at problems entirely.If this story stayed with you, you might know someone else who would appreciate it.Subscribe for more thoughtful stories exploring patterns hidden in history, science, and human behavior.#AnOunce #CriticalThinking #ProblemSolving________________________________________Chapters (Estimated)0:00 The Most Obvious Problem/Airport Emergency Call0:38 Something Didn’t Fit0:50 The Real Problem Revealed1:14 Symptoms vs Causes1:35 How Problems Get Simplified2:53 How to Recognize the Pattern3:32 When Urgency Is Real4:33 So Here’s An Ounce________________________________________ReferencesRoot Cause Analysis — Institute for Healthcare Improvementhttps://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Tools/RootCauseAnalysis.aspxThe Five Whys Method — Lean Enterprise Institutehttps://www.lean.org/lexicon/5-whys/Systems Thinking Overview — MIT Sloan School of Managementhttps://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/systems-thinking-explainedNTSB Investigation Process — National Transportation Safety Boardhttps://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/process/Pages/default.aspxHarvard Business Review — “What Problem Are You Trying to Solve?”https://hbr.org/2017/01/what-problem-are-you-trying-to-solveStroke symptoms and FAST recognition — American Heart Associationhttps://www.heart.org/en/about-us/heart-attack-and-stroke-symptomsScalp lacerations and bleeding — CommonSpirit Healthhttps://www.commonspirit.org/conditions-treatments/cuts-on-the-scalp
