The Science Of Good Advice

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A day or so ago, I promised you'd be among the first to know if I made a good speech about good advice. 

Needless to say, I did. 

So for your reading pleasure, here is my notes in all their on-the-spot glory. Enjoy!!

When it comes to the issue of “good advice”, I am of the opinion that many people don’t know the intricacies of the social physics relating to advice.

The structure of advice-giving is a delicate thing which, in some situations, is a matter of life or death. One false suggestion and before you know it; the universe as you know it, is irreversibly screwed up.

So to avoid this future possibility of mass accidental destruction, I have composed some brief scientific laws about “good advice”, with suggestions from professionals like my mum.

LAW 1: Never accept advice from those who can’t give you good advice.

If you wouldn’t let a blind man perform your intestinal surgery, and if you wouldn’t let an alcoholic drive you to school and if you wouldn’t let a drug dealer babysit your kids; why would you accept advice from the bluntest tool in the shed? You would only be hurting yourself in the long run... 

But just to clarify things; I’m not saying you shouldn’t accept advice from people who make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. 

LAW 2: Double check.

If you’re going to give the good advice, it really does help to know if your advice is actually good or not. This is a lot like when you bring food to a picnic. Because if you think the chip sandwiches you’ve brought are any good, look at them and justify! Looking at things a second time really does justify the overall value of stuff... That’s how you save the world from potential food poisoning. 

So before you tell your friends that raw chicken cures cancer DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ADVICE BY LOOKING AND MAKING A LOGICAL JUSTIFICATION!

LAW 3: Giving Over Getting

Ever heard your mum say to you at Christmas “It’s better to give than it is to get?”. She was always referring to the issue of presents, but that same law somehow applies to good advice. It’s always better to be the one actually giving the good advice than it is being the one who constantly receives it.

Because the people that constantly receive good advice eventually become the serial killers of the future. 

And the people that mainly give the good advice are just wise men on a hit-list.

But wisdom comes from experiences, which is what more experts should have. And not serial killers.

LAW 4: Follow a Leader

By that, I’m not saying you should get advice from people in leadership positions all the time. Because they are either corrupted or crazy or a politician.  

Instead, by “follow a Leader”, I mean that when you give advice that is accepted, you’ve become a person who has unofficially began to “lead” people on different pathways. They’re going to “follow” you now. And the best example of advice you can give them after that is by being a good leader. 

The last thing about good advice that I could tell you is probably that you should listen to it whenever possible. It may be hard to listen to at times and it might even come from the most unlikeable person you know. 

But like the structure of advice-giving, it’s potentially a matter of life or death. So even if the black sheep of your social circle tells you to stop drinking; just stop for a moment and listen. 

Then double check the advice again. Because they might not be smarter than the average One Direction fan. 

If you think there was anything missing, that I could have done somewhat better or if you share my thoughts on the awesomeness of donuts*, let me know in the comments!

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*Donuts are among the greatest things ever. 

EVER.