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The Real Raw's avatar

This was such an insightful piece. So many nuggets but what struck me was your statement. "Real advice is expensive to give and expensive to receive" - and I realized, the most expensive advice is no advice at all.

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J K's avatar

Scott, I agree that asking people can be a clutch and it takes courage to listen to advice that we disagree with.

I also suspect you are a strong decision maker. Some of us are not. The Myer-Briggs and the Kolbe are among personality inventories that distinguish personality types based on the way people make decisions.

I’m also pondering your advice to trust yourself. Yes, there are times when this is the best advice. But I also have seen times when the mind that created the problem is using the same flawed logic to solve the problem

How do you distinguish the person who has genuine difficulty in making up their mind because they can see pros and cons of the different options versus the person who is simply seeking confirmation?

How do you distinguish between when it’s right to trust yourself and when you’re engaged in self deception?

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