It may describe a baseline cynicism about the problem or situation. It's a healthy skepticism, a low-priority thread on the mental backburner. Sometime later,

It may describe a baseline cynicism about the problem or situation. It's a healthy skepticism, a low-priority thread on the mental backburner. Sometime later, something triggers it or an idea related to it. You can instantly jump back to it. You think "Hmm, I wonder if I can try X on it..." Where X is a technique, method, or process you may have done before, but in a different context.