A blindspot is similar to having a different point of view. Think of it as it pertains to driving. There's everything in the windshield. And you have three mirrors in order to help see what's beside and behind you. But they don't give the full 360° view. You can't see everything. You only have a partial view.
There are spots the mirrors can't help with. If you're not careful you might change lanes and hit someone because you didn't see them. That's a blindspot.
But think of it from the other driver's point of view, the person you just changed lanes and hit. You're in their windshield. They think you're an idiot. They are looking at the side and back of your head. You can't see what they see. You can't see the back of your head.
Being confident based on what's in the windshield is not enough. You have to accept the limits of what you can see.
There is a second-order to this analogy. You shouldn't drive in other people's blindspots. If you know you are in someone's blindspot, and hang out there for too long, and they hit you, that's partially on you.
But think of it from the other driver's point of view, the person you just changed lanes and hit. You're in their windshield. They think you're an idiot. They are looking at the side and back of your head. You can't see what they see. You can't see the back of your head.
Being confident based on what's in the windshield is not enough. You have to accept the limits of what you can see.
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There is a second-order to this analogy. You shouldn't drive in other people's blindspots. If you know you are in someone's blindspot, and hang out there for too long, and they hit you, that's partially on you.
If you recognize you are in someone's blindspot, give a little time and space. Or let them know you're there. Don't become apoplectic when they change lanes into you. For you also have a blindspot if you don't recognize that you are in someone else's blindspot.
There's a third person behind you who is watching you drive. They're looking at the back of your head and saying "that person shouldn't be driving in that other person's blindspot."