The real value comes from learning about both, so that you can maximise the "surface area" of where solutions meet problems. When you don't understand the prob

The real value comes from learning about both, so that you can maximise the "surface area" of where solutions meet problems. When you don't understand the problem, you tend to over-engineer with a lot of technology not actually delivering any value. But if you don't understand the solutions, you under-engineer - this is how organisations end up running an ERP through WordPress. Instead of learning lots about problems, learn about how to listen so you can quickly understand problems.