Why Is It So Hard to Take Your Own Advice?

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May 30, 2017 a project of ServiceSpace Advice is like snow -- the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. - Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Why Is It So Hard to Take Your Own Advice? Melissa Dahl says she loves to give advice to friends on how to solve their problems but rarely takes her own advice. Sound familiar? It's a question of perspective, she points out. We are too close to our own stuff. Nevertheless maybe we should listen to the advice we give others as she also says, "There's a good chance you're saying something you need to hear, too." { read more } Be The Change Next time you give advice to someone else, listen closely and share with the other person that you have similar troubles too. Then ask yourself if it might be worth applying your advice to your own situation. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Can You Teach People to Have Empathy? The Dogs that Protect Little Penguins Our Shortened Attention Span & 3 Ways To Stay Focused A Yuletide Gift of Kindness 5 Things Science Says Will Make You Happier Beannacht: A Blessing for the New Year 10 Ways to Have A Better Conversation 7 Lessons About Finding the Work You Were Meant to Do DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 243,752 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More