"Mystery" problems that you don't understand and keep recurring no matter what you try are dangerous even if they stay tiny and inconsequential. They can grow into monsters in your mind as your history with them grows. They are not the same as chronic maintenance problems.
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It would be interesting to try and rewrite Moby Dick with the whale and the dangerous business of whaling are replaced by a minor problem. An example of such a story is Jerry's car with the demon BO smell problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smelly_Car …
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That was a genuinely costly problem for Jerry though. I'm looking for stories where it's a trivial problem you could potentially live with.
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