You have to be open to the present moment to see the solutions present themselves, imo. I retired from 30 years of programming 10 years ago, but i could still tell you about some solutions that just jumped out of my mouth. I also was instrumental in saving a life in our apartment swimming pool a couple of years ago (a third person then had to jump in and save me AND the original drowning person) - both occupations require you to be aggressive and thoughtful at the same time.