Opinions

I know, I know, everybody's got 'em.

And you know what, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but here's a couple of things we should all consider before we give our opinions on anything.

1. Will my opinion be constructive given the context? If not, keep it to yourself.
2. Is the question at hand even a question that asks for an opinion?

By number two there, I mean that not every question or answer in the world is a matter of opinion and an awful lot of people operate like an opinion is the answer to everything.

Opinions are fantastic when we're talking about odds of getting sued for a particular course of action (hence the term "legal opinion") and when it comes to our own individual creative sensibilities - insofar as we are capable of effectively communicating those creative sensibilities.

Opinions are horribly bad, counterproductive and in some cases dangerous when a discussion about facts begins to get answers by opinions.

Gravity is a fact. It's not about whether or you are going to fall if you jump off a building. (Hint: the answer is yes).

Business, and most of life, is not a place where you can argue about whether or not something actually exists - it's an assessment of what IS, or what IS NOT and then making decisions.

We would all do a lot better to save opinions for places they actually apply, and matter.