Fixing v. Dealing

Paperclip drawer handle I added

My apartment's doorknob has been wiggly ever since I moved in. Yesterday one of my roommates mentioned it too, and it dawned on me. I can do something about it. So I did. I whipped out my leatherman's screwdriver and fixed it in less than a minute.
For me it seems easy to just deal with things and something has to knock me over the head before I realize I can actually fix it instead of just "dealing" with it. Which really sounds pretty silly but sometimes that is just how it is... It makes me wonder what other things I ignore until I am forced into doing something about them.
And the thing is, it always feels surprisingly satisfactory to complete these tasks.