RichardKennaway comments on Rationality Quotes April 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Wei_Dai 10 April 2012 05:41:47PM 7 points [-]

当局者迷,旁观者清

Chinese proverb, meaning "the onlooker sees things more clearly", or literally, "the player lost, the spectator clear"

Comment author: RichardKennaway 11 April 2012 08:42:53AM 4 points [-]

In personal development workshops, the saying is, "the one with the mike in their hand is the last to see it." Of doctors and lawyers it is said that one who treats himself, or acts in court for himself, has a fool for a client.