Archive for January 9th, 2013
Finding good advice
Most advice is mediocre advice. That’s why if you ask more than one person, you’ll often get different responses.
Whether advice for you application essays. Job interviews. Decisions at work. How to find funding. Or how to get attention of that special someone.
Don’t get me wrong. People mean well, especially friends and family. But they still usually don’t give the best advice.
This leads to us to three challenges as we continue to look for ways to do great things in the world.
1. Understand that everyone will give different advice. Many people because they are uninformed on the issues and others who just give you plain bad advice. You have to learn to forget about it before you get stuck thinking too much.
2. Try to figure out the actually useful good advice. Filter through the information. Find people that understand how things work. And people that have been there before.
3. Find people you trust that will help you discern when your mind gets clouded.
All easier said than done. I know from experience. I’m sure you do too.
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