The Solomon Paradox · Hua-Ming Huang
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March 1, 2026 2 minutes read
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One’s ability to reason more sensibly about someone else’s problems than one’s own


There is a striking disparity between your ability to give advice and your ability to take your own advice?


Humans are notoriously good at delivering sound, rational perspectives to others, but notoriously bad at delivering those same sound, rational perspectives to themselves.


Why?

  • When you’re considering someone else’s problems, you are objective, rational, and balanced.
  • When you’re considering your own problems, you are emotional, irrational, and volatile.

所羅門悖論:為何我們善於為他人提供建議,卻難以解決自己的問題?

所羅門悖論指的是:當我們面對他人的問題時,往往能夠理性分析、給出明智的建議,但當相同的困境發生在自己身上時,卻顯得束手無策。那麼,如何應對這一現象呢?

1. 借助外部視角

在做決策時,我們可以尋求值得信賴的朋友或專業人士的建議。通過比較他們的觀點與自己的解決方案,綜合考量後再做最終決定,從而降低 自身情緒判斷 的影響。

2. 切換觀點,練習「自我抽離」

透過「自我抽離」,我們可以嘗試將自己視為第三者,以客觀旁觀者的角度來分析自身問題。這種方式能增強「適應性反思 (adaptive self-reflection)」,避免情緒干擾,提升 解決問題 的能力。

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