Advice is what you get when the person you’re talking with about something horrible and complicated wishes you would just shut up and go away. Advice is what you get when the person you are talking to wants to revel in the superiority of his or her own intelligence. If you weren’t so stupid, after all, you wouldn’t have your stupid problems. | Jordan Peterson Continue reading Advice Is What You Get When You Are So Stupid Jordan B Peterson
Advice is unfriendly to learning, especially when it is sought. Most of the time when people seek advice, they just want to be heard. Advice at best stops the conversation, definitely inhibits learning, and at worst claims dominance. | Peter Block Continue reading Don’t Give Advice Peter Block
It is a misuse of our power to take responsibility for solving problems that belong to others. | Peter Block Continue reading Misuse of Our Power Peter Block
We assume that when people ask for advice, they want answers. Often they just want to be heard. Advice closes conversation, imposes judgement, and replaces their thinking with ours. Listening keeps the inquiry alive. Resist the urge to advise, create space for reflection, understanding, and better self-directed action instead. Don’t Give AdviceEspecially when it is soughtDon’t give advice: … Continue reading Don’t Give Advice, Listen Instead Change Insight
Colonialism has historically referred to the domination and control of one group or nation over another. However, the language of colonialism has recently been used to describe other forms of control and dominance. Continue reading Avoiding Modern-day Colonialism Colonialism: the dominance, control, and exploitation by one group over another
Don’t give advice: At first thought, the idea that providing personal advice is a bad thing, especially when sought, seems rather strange. It may seem reasonable not to offer advice when it is not requested. But when it is sought? Continue reading Don’t Give Advice Especially when it is sought
