This is such an important piece of advice, and not just for personal decisions. There's a strong tendency in any 'crowd-sourced' decision to settle on the safe/popular option. For example, I've seen this happen recently with one of my favourite book review blogs, when the owner decided to let subscribers choose the next book from a short list. Since then the selected books have been more narrowly focused on the same topic. Previously, when the owner chose the book, subscribers were exposed to a much more interesting range of topics. If this continues into the future I won't be renewing. What I appreciate about all of your pieces, on various channels, is that you stretch your readers' thinking rather than dialing into the comfortable middle.
@Peter - thanks! Glad you liked it. Yep, something that is OK with everyone might not actually be all that enjoyable for anyone. It might be better to take turns...
This is such an important piece of advice, and not just for personal decisions. There's a strong tendency in any 'crowd-sourced' decision to settle on the safe/popular option. For example, I've seen this happen recently with one of my favourite book review blogs, when the owner decided to let subscribers choose the next book from a short list. Since then the selected books have been more narrowly focused on the same topic. Previously, when the owner chose the book, subscribers were exposed to a much more interesting range of topics. If this continues into the future I won't be renewing. What I appreciate about all of your pieces, on various channels, is that you stretch your readers' thinking rather than dialing into the comfortable middle.
@Peter - thanks! Glad you liked it. Yep, something that is OK with everyone might not actually be all that enjoyable for anyone. It might be better to take turns...