Ask HN: What bad problem solving habits have you seen from afar or experienced?

A nice list of what bad problem solving looks like may help people identity it at the get-go and may help make the world a better place

I think a bad problem solving habit is the utter lack of tinkering with the problem and just expecting answers to pop up from continuously ruminating about the problem. Usually driven by stress and I've noticed this in some parents while child-rearing, colleagues when solving a problem, etc