It's difficult not to judge people, sometimes--especially if you don't know their personal situations. Just looking from the outside, you only know what you think you see. It's amazing how personal convictions change when you know the whole story--or when it becomes personal.
But this also works if someone you know is having a certain issue, and (provided they don't object), you can give an outsider's view of the situation. When you're too close to something, it's tough to be objective or even think outside the box.
Like with editing. There have been times where I think something is PERFECT, absolutely I couldn't change anything, but when my critique group points out the flaws, suddenly they are obvious. It also depends who gives the suggestions. I was in a critique group where one of the members just rubbed me the wrong way. I don't know why, but everything she said made me want to dig in my heels. This critique group is so much better.
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