Self responsibility

Thoughts are not error-free. If we act on our error, we may suffer pain or defeat. And it will be our responsibility, our fault. If we act on our own judgement and are mistaken, we cannot reasonably pass the buck to someone else.
Whereas and this is the great temptation for some people. If you forgo independence and let others decide, the error or disaster is not your responsibility, and you are not to blame. You are off the hook. So here is one of the great choices and challenges of life. Self-responsibility is for grown-ups.