While it is important to seek other’s counsel and mentorship, it’s important to note that in tough, or at least critical, times you want to be selective about wide-spread polling and advice seeking. You can end up averaging the advice and Poor Decision Making1.
1. Caldwell, D. Letter to myself in late 2008. https://dalton.substack.com/p/letter-to-myself-in-late-2008 (2020).