Identify whose judgments matter. The same people's judgment doesn't matter for everything. For example, if your wife was a lawyer, her judgment would be much more influential on things that they relate to the law than of medical procedures.
Common Confusion on Judgment Valuation:
Lumping all judgments together and equally valuing them
Lack of clearly identifying whose judgments truly warranted and matters
Separating the signal and the noise.
One benefit of this insight into judgment is that it helps provide us the confidence we sometimes need to do things outside our comfort zones. Sometimes we play it safe because we are worried about the judgment of others. Yet, when we think about whose judgment matters, we realize their judgment will be more on the way we behave, not the outcome. This alleviates a significant amount of pressure to perform. Instead, we can try things and fail with the understanding that the people whose judgment really matters, only judges those who don't have the courage to try. True winners respect the man who has the courage to take the game-winning shot, regardless if it goes in or not.
Doing something that doesn't work is better than doing nothing. The consequences are the same, but the potential upside for one is unlimited.
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