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Phrase: Sort itself out
Are you a believer in pre-crastination or procrastination?
There are merits and demerits for both, naturally.
Which one you support depends partly on whether you like to take charge and tackle a problem head-on or sit back and wait to see if the problem will sort itself out.
When a problem or issue sorts itself out, without the requirement for anyone to use any effort, the problem or issue fixes itself.
Why waste a lot of energy trying to solve a problem if it will magically disappear without anyone having to do anything about it?
Initially, President Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was to let it sort itself out.
We all know how that went for him.
America now has the highest number of infections in the world.
That situation shows us there are times when the best advice is to take action; procrastination will only make the job much worse and harder to deal with later.
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When dealing with infectious diseases or viruses, a little bit of pre-crastination goes a long way.
Other times though, taking a wait-and-see attitude will pay off in the end.
Imagine you have to separate oil from water.
Naturally, you know that the oil will separate itself from the water if you give it time.
Instead of making a significant effort to accomplish the job, you should take advantage of the natural properties of oil and water and let the situation sort itself out.
I suppose knowing when to take immediate action and when to let things sort themselves out comes with age, experience and knowledge.
Inevitably, people with a lax attitude will often take a wait-and-see approach, but that will get them into trouble.
A problem will rarely sort itself out without a little help.
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