When you don’t know or aren’t sure, that’s bad enough. But when you get information and it’s bad information, that is much worse.
Believing something is true or the best way, when it is not, can cost you dearly.
The world is full of information, and people who are giving it out. Some of it is just plain bad advice. Often there is a context – what may be good for one person is not good for another because they have different circumstances. Sometimes we hear the part of it we want to hear and ignore important details of the rest.
Consider the source of information and their credibility and motivation. You can not assume because LOTS of people are listening or doing it that it is the right thing or true.
Sometimes you can reframe your question. Instead of asking “Is this true or not true”, ask “Is the useful or not useful to me, given my position and my goals?”
The most expensive information is bad information. You have to decide each day what you will consume and accept – and those decisions, day after day, will take you where you’re going.
I look forward every morning to starting my day with your insights!