text: Next, seeking multiple opinions can also help someone make a better choice because it lets them see the benefits and downsides. Imagine a graduate fresh out of high school, trying to make a decision about where they will go to college and what they will do in life. He knows that surgeons make a crazy amount of money, so he decides to go into surgery without knowing anything about it. He doesn't know that college is crazy expensive, or that he has to go to school for 12 years, or that surgery is not an easy job. All he can think about is the money he thinks he will earn. Odds are, he will give up before he reaches the end. When you come across a decision, you usually only see the benefits of a choice. If you ask other people, then they can let you see the downsides of the choice you were going to make and the benefits of other choices.