“Are You Following Bad Advice? Here Are 50 Common ‘Wisdoms’ That Might Be Hurting You!”
#39
Treat people how you want to be treated.
You’ll be taken advantage of. Instead, I treat people the way they treat me.
#40
“If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well.” Many things are worth doing adequately.
#41
“Take your time”. The truth is that life is short and opportunities don’t come around easily. It is very bad advice: lean in, get it done, whatever it is. You will waste your life being soft on yourself.
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#42
“life is about doing things you don’t want to do”.
#43
“Everyone’s entitled to their opinion” and “Agree to disagree” (maybe more sayings than advice, but both push people to let real dumb opinions and ideas continue to circulate.).
#44
You’ll find someone when you least expect it.
#45
I have always hated, “You get what you pay for”. Some inexpensive stuff is very good and some expensive stuff is total c**p.
#46
You need three meals a day
This advice was predicated on a physical job with a long working day, like working on a farm or in a factory, and all domestic chores were done by hand. Most of us are just too sedentary as adults to require this many calories. Two meals is fine for many of us.
#47
“You can’t heal in the same place you were hurt.”
Absolute b******t. The fact that you’re even thinking about change is healing. Attempting to heal is healing. Is it easier when you have space? Absolutely. But some people don’t have ways to get away, and it’s so harmful to say they can’t heal because of circumstance.
#48
“You can’t always get what you want. But, if you try really hard, you can get what you need”.
