It's difficult to catch a black cat in a dark room, especially when it's not there.
Think about it, you're already in trouble, you're chasing a black cat, coupled with the fact you're in a dark room. Oh yea, did I mention that the cat's not even there. How did we ever get here in the first place? Did I say we? That sounds like a problem to me.
To solve imaginary problems, you first have to take a break from reality. Next, you're believing in things that aren't real and aren't there. Once you step into the rabbit hole, it changes how you think, act, feel and sense things. It changes them for the worse and you start to base your actions on fake data.
We all have the tendency to make things more complicated than they actually are. We do it by adding extra issues to tasks we need to get done. It's sometimes called overthinking.
Chasing black cats in dark rooms fits into that category. It sort of reminds me of something we technicians say when troubleshooting; or when we are just in trouble. Namely "chasing ghosts." It's always tricky to pin down an intermittent problem, and it's tougher to do it when there's nothing really wrong.
Think about it. The job's already hard. Catching cats ain't easy. Try catching a Black one in a dark room, and you're probably going to get scratched. Ouch! It's worse when he's not there.
The best solution is to never look for trouble where there isn't any. If you start looking for problems where none exist, you're guaranteed to find a few. Didn't I say something about ghosts earlier?
Before you start looking for what's wrong. Make sure something's really wrong.
I guarantee your life will be much easier if you don't invent any extra problems for yourself.
Be careful out there.
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