[pjmorris]

It's a great analogy. I first came across it in Gerald Weinberg's 'More Secrets of Consulting: The Consultant's Tool Kit', where he spends some time talking about burnout, what it means, and how to get out when you find your way in.

[hackable_sand]

For a more spiritual audience: the analogy is also widely recognized in the Bible

[giglamesh]

Yeah there are some similar suggestions but all the examples I can think of are at least a bit of a stretch. Matthew 7:3–5 mebbe? Remove the log from your own eye before focusing on smaller chunks of wood in the eyes of others?

[hackable_sand]

My cup runneth over.

[pjmorris]

I spend a lot of time reading the Bible, and examples aren't coming to mind. Can you give some examples?

[hackable_sand]

My cup runneth over.

[wrsh07]

For what it's worth, I wanted to downvote this because it doesn't provide much additional context. Which verses? Is there a link?

(I didn't downvote)

Saying "oh yeah the bible mentions that" doesn't really add to a conversation - the bible mentions a lot of stuff!

However, if I downvote you because you didn't provide context, you might misinterpret it as "wow, hacker news hates the bible" (I have no opinion on hn audience feelings towards religion)

So for additional context, one could look up the "speck vs log" which seems most straightforwardly about taking care of your own issues first (although it's in the context of hypocrisy, which doesn't quite match the original thread iiuc)

I found a few others, but none quite seemed like the close match I was hoping for (Mark 12:31, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, etc)

[hackable_sand]

The Tao Te Ching also says a lot of things. You should look there.

[wrsh07]

Love the tao te ching (in translation)