The simplest, and most productive way to view problems, is as obstacles interfering with our pursuit of something we value.

They are roadblocks along life's accomplishment highway.

I go into this at great length in my soon to be released book entitled 'How to Solve All Your Problems' subtitled 'Or at Least Come to Terms with Them'.

In the book I explain what constitutes a problem, how problems promote our growth, what all problems have in common, and then I offer a blueprint with general principles which may be applied  to a wide array of problems, and finally I provide advice for solving some very common problems.