How to Ask for Advice (and Make the Most of It)

I have compassion for these people up to a point — like I said, it took me years to un-learn these instincts — but at the end of the day, I find it difficult to fully invest in people who resist the …

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What should I do if I don't like reading a lot?

Well my advice is to find your comfortable place for reading, leave all electronics behind, have some kind of drink to refresh yourself (coffee, tea, juice whatever you feel like drinking atm) and start with a lighter read (something easy to follow). ...

Do you ask a good question if you don't know where to go?

Which, sadly, is a question I get all too often. Whatever the particulars of the situation, this kind of object-oriented question will always generate more meaningful advice. Of course, to ask good questions, you’d have to have done some work on your own — which is exactly the point. Most people seek advice when they don’t know where to go. ...

How do you know if you take advice seriously?

If you probe your response to advice, you’ll usually find when your questions are productive and when they’re actually defensive. Agreeing not to argue signals that you take advice seriously. Whenever I come across someone who resists my advice — especially if they explicitly asked for it — I learn a lot about their character. ...

Do you know someone who gives advice if not asked?

We all know someone who gives advice even when not asked. They might not know whether you’re struggling with something. They might not know whether you are working on an issue. They might not know whether you want to hear their opinion. They’ll talk anyway. They’ll tell you what to do anyway. ...

Do you have to follow advice to a letter?

In both scenarios, you’ve acted on the advice — in one case, by following it literally; in the other case, by realizing that you only agree with part of it, and applying it in your own way. You don’t have to follow advice to the letter to make the most of it. Some of the best advice I’ve ever received was advice I totally disagreed with. ...

Should you ask an expert for advice?

Then, and only then, do you ask an expert for advice. Doing your homework will transform the advice you receive. For one thing, you’ll communicate that you’re not wasting the advice-giver’s time by asking questions that you could have answered on your own. ...