RAS

A root of our problem in life is our reticular activation system. Didn't know that, did you? RAS is the neurological setup at the top of our spine that filters and expedites certain messages and piece of information before (aye, there's the rub, before) it reaches our neo cortex and the free choice that that organ allows.
So if you suspect your RAS is causing you problems, look for bringing forward into today what was a problem pattern for you as a child. When you keep getting the same information, you keep having the same problem.
So just take a look at how you define a problem you have and think back...does this pattern remind you of a childhood pattern?
The beauty of the Enneagram is that it gives you pretty strong hits about what patterns you are probably acting out as an adult. So...given your RAS filter how might you relax that pattern a bit?