Your Lived Experience Is Valid, Even When Experts Disagree

A note to young leaders.

The doctor bent over the lifeless figure in bed. Then he straightened up and solemnly declared:

“I’m sorry to say, Sir, but your wife is no longer with us. Please accept my deepest condolences.”

A feeble sound of protest issued from the lifeless figure in bed: “No, wait, I’m still alive.”

“Hold on dear”, said the husband. “The doctor knows better than both of us.”

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When experts say one thing but your direct experience suggests another, trust your own experience.

Experts have their own agenda and prejudices.