The Opium’s Opinion of Onions
One of the things you learn about teamwork right away is the need to ask for money opinions from your co-workers.
When you call over a co-worker or friend to take a look at your project, it’s easier to search for approval than an opinion. Some people ask “Hey can I have your opinion?” when they really mean “Hey can I have your approval?” These same folks will get all defensive if you dare to gently remark on a defect in their prototype.
Asking for an opinion is a risk. The “Opinionator” may choose to spend the next 10 minutes dissecting your dream machine or he may give it two thumbs up. It’s a toss up. But in the long run, it might spare you some future heartache. An opinion usually gives you at least a different point of view. And knowing how to look at something is a huge part of discovering the solution.
I don’t like it when someone thinks my shiny idea has the gumption of a dead horse. But looking for approval is shallow and doomed to disappoint sooner than later.
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