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I've always felt (and experienced) that most advice is worthless and comes from those with subtle motives. So, I was pleased to read this advice about advice from actor Michael Caine:
“An awful lot of advice is not worth hearing. People will give you advice at the drop of a hat: people who don’t really know you, people who don’t really know what they’re talking about, people who are really giving themselves advice, not addressing your or your problems. . . The best and most thoughtful critics will sometimes say some helpful things, but so many of them are so wrong so much of the time that on the whole I would advice tasking criticism from your trusted circle, and from yourself – I am my own most severe critic – and ignoring the rest.”
“An awful lot of advice is not worth hearing. People will give you advice at the drop of a hat: people who don’t really know you, people who don’t really know what they’re talking about, people who are really giving themselves advice, not addressing your or your problems. . . The best and most thoughtful critics will sometimes say some helpful things, but so many of them are so wrong so much of the time that on the whole I would advice tasking criticism from your trusted circle, and from yourself – I am my own most severe critic – and ignoring the rest.”
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