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Ask "Why" Five Times and You'll Find the Real Problem

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The Five Whys technique: the first "why" gives you a symptom, the second gives you a cause, and by the fifth you've usually reached the root. Most people stop at the first answer and treat the symptom. A headache isn't a painkiller deficiency — it might be dehydration, which might be a packed schedule that leaves no time for basic self-care. Keep digging until the real pattern emerges.

The point
The first answer is usually a symptom — the root cause hides deeper.

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