79% of psychiatrists recommended immediate antidepressant treatment for depression, but only 39% would follow that recommendation themselves. If you want to get to the heart of an issue, ask someone: “what would you personally do in this situation?”
The (not so) golden rule
We don’t treat others as we treat ourselves.
The vast majority of Americans agree the country would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing. But it’s less clear who those people should be – only 25% of Americans agree it would be better if they did.
Immigration is the biggest perceived problem facing Britain, but just 4% of people feel it affects them personally. It begs the question, why do people assume it’s such a big issue for others? Interestingly, this pattern holds for all surveyed issues with the exception of inflation – which is considered to be a bigger problem personally vs for the country.