I've been learning to recognize when I've been presented with a solution, rather than a need. Often times the solution answers the need, but lacks knowledge of

I've been learning to recognize when I've been presented with a solution, rather than a need. Often times the solution answers the need, but lacks knowledge of either side effects, implementation time needed, holes in leaky abstractions, or something else that makes it less than ideal. Walking back to the need helps in proposing a better solution.