Comments on: A Personal Experience on the Difficulties of Giving and Accepting Advice http://steveswanson.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/a-personal-experience-on-the-difficulties-of-giving-and-accepting-advice/ A Series of Mental Snapshots Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:01:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Steve http://steveswanson.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/a-personal-experience-on-the-difficulties-of-giving-and-accepting-advice/#comment-133 Steve Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:22:15 +0000 http://steveswanson.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-133 Mo, Heh, that thought definitely enters my mind when people give me advice at the gym, although I try to ignore it (usually unsuccessfully, heh) Mo,

Heh, that thought definitely enters my mind when people give me advice at the gym, although I try to ignore it (usually unsuccessfully, heh)

]]> By: Mo http://steveswanson.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/a-personal-experience-on-the-difficulties-of-giving-and-accepting-advice/#comment-129 Mo Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:43:47 +0000 http://steveswanson.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-129 I think you should have said that you will only listen if he pushes more iron then you do. I think you should have said that you will only listen if he pushes more iron then you do.

]]> By: aleccarnovale http://steveswanson.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/a-personal-experience-on-the-difficulties-of-giving-and-accepting-advice/#comment-128 aleccarnovale Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:01:29 +0000 http://steveswanson.wordpress.com/?p=32#comment-128 Good column man. I totally agree - I find that when someone tries to give me advice there are two instinctive reactions: you either agree or disagree. The interesting thing is that I tend to pick which stance I'm going to take within the first five seconds of recieving advice, and then passively write-off everything else I hear since I'm so committed to my own opinion. But then again, if my opinion was worth trusting that much why would I need advice to begin with? Good column man.
I totally agree – I find that when someone tries to give me advice there are two instinctive reactions: you either agree or disagree. The interesting thing is that I tend to pick which stance I’m going to take within the first five seconds of recieving advice, and then passively write-off everything else I hear since I’m so committed to my own opinion. But then again, if my opinion was worth trusting that much why would I need advice to begin with?

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