Why Is It Easier to Solve Other People's Problems?
b'Why are the solutions to other people\'s problems so easy, while our own problems seem so much harder? Turns out this phenomenon is real, and even has a name: "Solomon\'s Paradox." \\nIn this episode we discuss how distance from a situation gives us clearer perspective, and how we might transfer that clarity to the problems in our own lives. \\nAmy and Margaret discuss:\\n\\nWhy it\'s easier to see other people\'s situations more clearly than our own\\n\\nWhy it\'s easier for us to see what our kids need to do in sticky situations than for them to see it\\n\\nWhy we sometimes may not be solving other people\'s problems as well as we thought\\n\\nHow to apply the wisdom we bring friends\' issues to our own situations\\n\\n\\nHere are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:\\n\\nKean Poon: "Hot and Cool Executive Functions in Adolescence: Development and Contributions to Important Developmental Outcomes" from Frontiers in Psychology Journal\\n\\nMaggy Elsousou for Medium: "Why It\\u2019s So Much Easier To Solve Other People\\u2019s Problems Than Your Own"\\n\\nJeannie Ngoc Boulware for University of Chicago: "Conversations on Wisdom: Igor Grossmann"\\n\\n\\nAnne Lamott TED Talk: "12 Truths I Learned from Life and Writing"\\n\\n\\nCaeleigh MacNeil for Asana: "How the sunk cost fallacy influences our decisions"\\n\\n\\nGrossman and Kross: "Exploring Solomon\'s Paradox: Self-Distancing Eliminates the Self-Other Asymmetry in Wise Reasoning About Close Relationships in Younger and Older Adults" in Psychological Science\\n\\n\\n\\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\\nmom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips,\\xa0mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid\\u2019s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent, problem solving\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'