How much of the advice that people offer to you do you actually take the time to consider and think about? And how much of it gets a nod and goes in one ear and out the other? This isn’t something I’ve really thought much about but I heard the song “Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)” by Baz Luhrmann today and it got me thinking. It seems to me that whether or not we consider advice given to us depends some on whether or not we are looking for advice and who it is that the advice is coming from. Logically we are more open to receive advice when we are actively looking for it, looking for some direction from somewhere else. But we can be very stand-offish when it comes to receiving advice that we are not seeking. And to consider my other idea, that it depends who it is coming from, one’s opinion of the person offering the advice would have an impact of one’s thoughts on the advice or whether they even consider it at all. We are much more likely to consider advice from someone that we respect and believe that they know what they are talking about versus someone whom we lack respect for. Whether or not we consider someone’s advice probably also depends on whether or not we are able to relate their advice to current issues. Someone could give very good advice but if you can’t relate to it then it is rendered useless. Advice is only useful if one understands it. Someone could use some elaborate metaphor to make a profound point and lose everyone that’s listening because they don’t understand what is being said. There’s something about simplicity that just makes sense. Why complicate something that you shouldn’t? Things are only as complicated as you make them. Mind you it’s pretty easy to make things complicated. Doesn’t seem to take much. Oh well. I think that’s all I have to say for now.
Just remember:
Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but doesn’t get you anywhere.
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