5.2 ShOUlD yOU ASk PEOPlE fOr fEEDBACk? “I try to leave out the parts that people skip.” —elMore leonard If your car broke down, would you ask a chef to look at it and tell you what’s wrong? Unless it’s the Oscar Meyer Weiner Mobile, what’s a chef going to tell you? At best, he’ll scratch his head and say, “Yeah, looks like it’s not working.” Thanks, super helpful. At worst, he’ll try to be helpful, and end up sending you down some nonsense rabbit hole. No, if you want your car fixed, you take it to a mechanic because a mechanic has experience at fixing cars. It’s literally what they get paid for. I know this example is silly. Yet, authors will do this exact thing. ShOUlD yOU ASk PEOPlE fOr fEEDBACk? · 175