The best advice I’ve ever been given came from people who excel at that topic I inquired about and were genuinely pleased with their results
Everything else is wishful thinking, opinions, and at times, ‘misery loves company’. The only exception is if they are anecdotally being humbly honest with you that they are aware they are doing something incorrectly, but haven’t figured out how to fix it yet lol
Don’t take relationship advice from people who have a pattern of lousy relationships. Don’t take career advice from people who suck at climbing the ladder or hate their job. Don’t take financial advice from people who always seem to be broke. Don’t take advice on accomplishing your goals or dreams from people who have a habit of not following through on their own. Don’t take advice about existential fulfillment from people who are often unhappy or find your values un-relatable /inferior. Etc.. The list goes on and on.
Instead, seek out insight from people doing well in those areas that you consider meaningful, take notes, and see what is applicable.
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Fair, but usually not from their actual advice unless they are giving you the heads up to not make the mistakes they have that resulted in their predicaments lol @nonsensiclesnail
@WhateverWorks exactly! And when you can see who they are, they’re struggles. When they give advice you can see where you too can go wrong. Growing up, I was the baby of the entire family, I saw a lot of who to not be and what to never do. But I do much more appreciate the advice and direction of those who have been successful. It’s where to go and what to do, rather than what to avoid being.
