I was reading about Solomon’s Paradox today: We’re better at solving other people’s problems than our own, because detachment yields objectivity.” So true. I enjoy solving a client’s problem, will do multiple rounds of negotiation, think outside the box for unusual solutions etc. But when faced with buying a new truck, I recently told my husband that I’d rather get a root canal. These things are fun when done for others, but simply work when done for yourself.
Then I saw Kross’s update in 2014 who stated “viewing oneself in the 3rd person yields the same detachment, so when trying to help yourself, imagine you’re helping a friend.”
I often will say in consults that if someone were a member of my family, I’d recommend…. Good approach for our law firm to take, as well as for personal matters.