DaasYochid
True we all paskin for ourselves but if we know Halacha then we arent paskening, we are keeping halacha. You need a psak when you are in doubt. Of course if one doesnt know much Halacha its very hard to even know what is a shaila.
You’re right. The term pasken implies that there’s a shailah, in which case unless one is himself very proficient in the pertinent halachos, a posek needs to be consulted.
I retract my previous post.