5 Whys to help you get to the root of a problem is a problem-solving framework.
You can delve into the root cause of a dilemma by constantly asking the question “why” on a topic, and that’s how you can find the best solution to deal with the root issue once and for all. And it can go further than just five times asking why.
• Why am I working late?
I always click on the snooze button to go to sleep.
• Why should I go to sleep?
In the night, I felt so drained.
• Why am I feeling tired in the morning?
I slept before late that night; that’s why.
• Why was I late sleeping?
After drinking coffee, I wasn’t sleepy, and I was scrolling my Facebook feed, and I couldn’t stop somehow.
• How have I been drinking coffee?
Because in the afternoon I was too sleepy at work, the night before I didn’t sleep enough.
So you see, if you haven’t tried to dig out the root of the issue, you might just set a few more alarms and beep it every five minutes in the morning. But in fact, the problem you need to solve is to stop surfing on Facebook endlessly at night, so you’ll feel more energetic during the daytime, and you won’t even need coffee.
