On Advice

It’s not the person inside the maze who is necessarily best qualified to give directions, but it is extremely difficult to receive advice from someone who isn’t placing their full weight on the advice they give. It probably also explains why such a sincere post isn’t a top story. I don’t have an answer but I know this, when the fit hits the shan and you’re there to lend an ear (as opposed to advice) you’ll have a friend for life.

As far as listening is concerned, I have lately been going through the ‘stupid’ advice I had received in the past and have been asking myself ‘what did this person actually mean?’. If I misunderstood them how could I rephrase their advice to myself in a way that would make sense to me? What were they seeing that I wasn’t? If you approach advice that way it’s like finding a $100 note in an old jacket’s pocket.