added by sari · updated 2y ago
On The Futility of Offering Advice
- In every industry there’s typically some kind of received wisdom that sounds like good rational advice but simply doesn’t hold up when faced with reality. The trick is to look for advice that is “not even wrong” - advice that is correct in a certain sense but fundamentally unhelpful when applied to reality.
from Rejecting Specialization by tomcritchlow.com
Sixian added
When giving or receiving advice, focus on the general, not the specific.
This is exactly how I navigate the perils of advice in my own writing: I try to provide the general principles, ideas, frameworks, and questions that you can take, mold, and leverage in your own way.
Chris Parry added
