It is a very hard undertaking to seek to please everybody.
— Publilius Syrus
STILLNESS
— Publilius Syrus
STILLNESS
Any group large enough contains people who want opposite things, so a decision that satisfies one part of it will disappoint another. Trying to satisfy all of them usually produces something vague enough to offend nobody and useful to nobody. The effort also costs you something private, because you end up consulting the room instead of your own judgement.
Pick one decision you have been softening and ask who it is actually for. Serve that person or that purpose properly, and accept in advance that some people will not like it. Tell them plainly rather than hoping they fail to notice.
Whose approval are you still chasing at your own expense?
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.