Ep.361 Why You’re Brilliant at Fixing Others and Terrible at Fixing Yourself

You give great advice to friends. Clear. Rational. Sharp. Then it’s your turn—and suddenly everything feels messy. That’s not a flaw. It’s Solomon’s Paradox. We’re objective with other people’s problems because we’re not emotionally inside them. With our own life, money, or business, fear and ego cloud the view. We’re too zoomed in to think clearly. The workaround is surprisingly simple: self-distancing. When you’re stuck, stop asking, “What should I do?” Ask it in the third perso...