"When I see a man holding a fat office, sounding 'the horn on the borders' to call the people to support the man on whom he depends for his office. Well, thinks I, no wonder the man is zealous in the cause, he evidently has an axe to grind."Stories of people taking advantage of other people abound, but I think we do ourselves an injustice by always taking the cynical view. Not all people with direct knowledge are looking to wrangle freebies out of us. In fact, most aren't. I'll share with you what I do to ferret out the truth. If a knowledgeable source is recommending their own solution I drill down to see how deep their knowledge base is. That tells me from where they are coming from: deep knowledge and experience or light fluff. In today's world of person-to-person connection, I think it's important to readjust our barometers. It's easier than ever to dig deep into people's knowledge and motivations.
Grinding axes
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