Why do I give other people's opinions more weight than my own?

What you are doing is 'quick instinctive thinking', resulting in flawed assessment of the stimuli received (others opinions). Change this to, active listening, keep your opinions for post mortem after completely understanding what the other persons saying. read more

Considering I usually put a lot more thought into my own judgements, opinions and decisions than other people do, I definitely trust myself more. My own opinion really is the only one that matters, as it's the only one that really affects my life to a large degree. read more

“People can have their opinions about everything in the world, but people's opinions end where the tip of my nose begins. Your opinions of others can only go so far as to where their own shoreline is. The world is for your taking, but other people are not. read more