>"if the solution to the problem in front of you is not obvious, then you are not yet ready to work on it".
This could be interpreted favorably toward unsolved problems, which some of us still have thousands of, most of which will remain unaddressed forever.
Any solution requiring significant (or especially massive) effort can most confidently be undertaken the more obvious it is.
To some extent might as well pick an obvious one to invest major effort, where even sporadic progress will at least all be in the correct direction.
It could be good to put a lot of that under your belt to help better approach the less obvious problems, even if there is already an unfair advantage about things which are not so directly visualizable.
There could be unique outcome among your obvious problems if you choose one where others do not see any visible solution at all.
And you can become more ready for things put in front of you.
This could be interpreted favorably toward unsolved problems, which some of us still have thousands of, most of which will remain unaddressed forever.
Any solution requiring significant (or especially massive) effort can most confidently be undertaken the more obvious it is.
To some extent might as well pick an obvious one to invest major effort, where even sporadic progress will at least all be in the correct direction.
It could be good to put a lot of that under your belt to help better approach the less obvious problems, even if there is already an unfair advantage about things which are not so directly visualizable.
There could be unique outcome among your obvious problems if you choose one where others do not see any visible solution at all.
And you can become more ready for things put in front of you.