When is an "educated guess" judgment, and when is it an applicable use of knowledge? Tonight on Leno, a guy (actor from Soprano's) "guessed" what people's life was like just from watching them watch across a street in New York City. He got most of them right on some pretty specific insights.
It is pretty common to trust first impressions, and to go with our gut, yet we are still told not to judge by the cover. The Bible is clearly against judgment, but it is always great advice to follow your "better judgment."
How do you balance these areas of life?
I've been helping a college soccer team the last couple of weeks. Two days specifically were tryouts for new players. Two days. We evaluated 15 people that we only saw for two days. Some of them we "knew" within minutes just weren't going to make it. Some of them within seconds. Some of them before they ever even made it to the soccer field. Was this fair? It was pretty accurate.
I don't know where I stand. When I do end up writing a book though, I will spend significant time on its cover.
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