system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why is it often times easy to give advice to someone in a tough situation, but when you’re in their shoes, it’s hard to make up your mind?
gpt
Along with answers people have given, it is also a matter of perspective. We can see the bigger picture when we are seeing someone else’s situation. But when we are experiencing it, we are lost in the details.