Never ask a barber if you need a haircut

This blog is intended to discuss effectiveness and entrepreneurship. And, I believe, the two things are very interconnected.

Have you ever heard the saying, "Never ask a barber if you need a haircut"? If you did ask the barber, what would be the obvious answer? The answer would be, "Yes."

I think psychologists might call that the Self-Serving Bias. We tend to see the world in a way that benefits us.

Upton Sinclair put it this way, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”

In many ways, this is an extension of last week's idea of thinking for yourself. Though it does take time, it is wise to develop your own gauges and your ability to think for yourself.