当局者迷,旁观者清
Chinese proverb, meaning "the onlooker sees things more clearly", or literally, "the player lost, the spectator clear"
In personal development workshops, the saying is, "the one with the mike in their hand is the last to see it." Of doctors and lawyers it is said that one who treats himself, or acts in court for himself, has a fool for a client.
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