Solomon's paradox

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Solomon's paradox is the observation that people can give reasonable advice to others, but fail to apply this advice to their own situation. This phenomenon has to do with the intersection of self-distance and wisdom in social decisions. The concept of self-distancing is tightly linked with Solomon's paradox as it represents the psychological process by which a person separates their sense of self from an emotionally charged situation in order to reason about it more clearly. Wisdom is defined as a form of pragmatic reasoning that helps people successfully navigate the everyday challenges and conflicts of social life. Solomon's paradox itself refers to the phenomenon where people demonstrate this wise reasoning much more effectively when dealing with other people's social problems compared to their own.

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