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People Talk About Advice They Received That Is Surprisingly Useful

What do you think is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

I’m talking about something that has stayed with you throughout the years and that you still go back to for guidance?

We all have those special words of wisdom and these 12 Twitter users were nice enough to share the advice that has stuck with them.

Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Let someone else decide.

This is good.

2. Take care of #1.

Always a good idea.

3. Words of wisdom.

We should all do this.

4. You probably won’t get it back.

It’s the truth!

5. A big sign.

Keep an eye out for this.

6. Don’t escalate.

It’s usually not worth it.

7. Amen to this one!

I wish everyone listened to this advice…

8. Take care of yourself.

Ask as many questions as you need to.

9. Sometimes it’s best to keep your mouth shut.

Zip it once in a while!

10. Thanks, Granny.

It’s a good idea from time to time.

11. Be careful out there.

Defense is the best offense.

12. A real gem!

Be compassionate!

How about you?

What’s some of the best advice you ever got?

Talk to us in the comments and let us know. Thanks!

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What’s Some Surprisingly Useful Advice You’ve Received? Check Out These Answers.

It’s always important to listen to the advice that people dish out to you, because never know when certain words of wisdom will pop up again later down the line and make perfect sense.

So keep your ears open, my friends!

Folks shared the surprisingly useful advice that they’ve received in their lives.

Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Don’t even think about it.

It’s not worth your time!

2. Sleep on it.

Always a good idea.

3. Forgive and forget.

Liberate yourself!

4. I love this.

Your grandad was right on the money.

5. Amen to this one!

Keep it to yourself.

6. Don’t be that person.

Never a good idea.

7. Dad is a smart guy.

Words of wisdom!

8. Some good advice right here.

Listen up!

9. Go easy on yourself.

And give yourself a break!

10. Goodbye and good luck.

Don’t waste your time.

11. Get started today!

Better late than never!

Have you ever received any surprisingly useful advice?

If so, tell us all about it in the comments.

We’d love to hear from you!

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People Share the Surprisingly Useful Advice Folks Gave Them

You never know when a little piece of wisdom is gonna hit you upside the head and stick in your brain.

That’s why you gotta pay attention, folks!

Because something that you might have dismissed as pure drivel at one point might resurface and catch you by surprise because of how accurate it turned out to be.

So listen to all advice out there, okay?

These people sure did!

1. You gotta focus.

And think about the kids!

2. Don’t let anything get you down.

Just roll with it!

3. We all make sacrifices.

It’s how you keep moving forward.

4. Can’t please everyone.

Good advice, Dad.

5. Let ’em think what they want.

None of your concern.

6. You can only go up.

And you’ll be happier!

7. Three good points.

Think about these for yourself.

8. It’s story time!

This is good.

9. You’ll never work a day in your life…

Do what you love!

10. Good idea.

It’ll pay off!

11. You can’t do everything for everyone.

Trust us on this one!

Now it’s your turn!

In the comments, tell us about some of the best advice you’ve ever received.

We’d love to hear from you! Thanks!

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People Share Advice They Thought Was Useless Until They Tried It

A lot of people think that they know everything and so they can’t be bothered to actually take any advice. About anything. Ever.

I used to have a boss who would never listen to any of us employees even when we KNEW the things we suggested would save us time (this was in the food service industry). It was enough to drive all of us crazy.

He eventually came around and took our suggestions and guess what? They worked!

Let’s see what folks on AskReddit had to say about advice that sounded useless until they actually tried it.

1. Clean it up!

“Life is really much easier if you clean your workplace/room.

I clean my room often and it makes me feel calm and clears my head.”

2. Get on a schedule.

“Stick to the same sleep schedule on your days off that you follow on days when you have to be somewhere at a specific time (like school or work days).

I spent my whole life sleeping until noon on weekends, thinking I was storing sleep in some imaginary sleep bank. I recently started waking up early on weekends, and now I don’t have trouble waking up when my alarm goes off during the week.

Plus I have all this extra time to do stuff because I’m not sleeping all day.”

3. Drink up!

“You’re not hungry you’re thirsty!

I would eat a big meal and wonder why I still felt hungry.. It is because I wasn’t drinking a glass of water with my meal.

Now if I notice I am hungry after eating normal portions I have a glass of water and wait 5 minutes before I continue eating.”

4. It’s good for you!

“Practice gratitude.

Grateful people are happy people.

This includes just saying ‘thank you’ any time someone does something. Everyone likes to be acknowledged for something, even if it’s something small, and just making other people a little happier makes you happier.”

5. A lifestyle change.

“I suffered severe insomnia for years.

Someone told me I should get up an hour earlier, go for a 30 minute run in the morning, then do yoga for 15 minutes before showering and getting ready for work. Seemed ridiculous, but I decided to try it for a month.

Haven’t suffered insomnia since. Have way more energy, sleep better, feel better. It’s amazing.”

6. Ask yourself this question…

“Before I do anything I ask myself, “Would an idiot do that?”

And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing.”

7. Good tip from Mom.

“My mom told me to spend good money on the things that separate you from the ground: tires, shoes, mattress.

I finally bought good not cheap shoes and life was SIGNIFICANTLY better. They last so much longer and my back and posture improved too. She’s not wrong about tires and a mattress either.”

8. EVERYONE should go.

“Going to therapy.

I’m a guy. I’m emotionally stable, so I thought it was a pointless idea. Went with my ex-gf, in order to work out problems in our relationship (mostly on her end).

I learned so much about myself and got some amazing life advice. 10/10”

9. They can sense it somehow…

“Stop chasing girls.

Most times now they notice me as an individual, not as someone begging for a girlfriend.

They can smell the desperation coming off you. When I gave up and worked on personal projects, I found a lot more success with women.

That said, you still have to be in an environment that leads to talking with people. Giving up doesn’t mean to sit in your apartment and mope, it means to not have getting a girl as the goal for the day while you’re out and about.”

10. All the good stuff.

“When you are sad eat healthy, do a lot of sports, and try to take in fresh air under the sun.

It works incredibly well.

It probably is something purely chemical, so it is definetly worth a try.”

11. Just get started!

“If you want to write a novel, just start writing.

Don’t plan, just get words on paper.

“You can’t edit a blank page.” Is the best writing advice I’ve ever gotten.”

12. So addictive.

“Drink less caffeine.

I didnt realize how much it affects my mental disorders (anxiety, depression, ADD) until I started drinking less, and realized I function way better when I don’t have a soda or two every other day.”

13. It really does work.

“Changing something about your appearance to gain confidence/self-esteem (getting a haircut, going to the gym).

I thought it was a cop-out piece of advice and then I got a haircut and I felt so comfortable in my skin and at peace that I remember the exact moment it happened.”

14. Baby steps.

“Trying to lose weight?

When going somewhere in your car, try and park as far from your destination as you can, when you can.

I read this tip somewhere else when I was at my heaviest and really trying to lose.

Every morning instead of taking the first spot available at work, I’d take the farthest one back. I had to trek a bit to just get to the door, then through the office and upstairs to my cube.

It felt good whenever I did it, and it put me in this mode where I wanted to do other healthier things throughout the day.

I went from 385+ to 220 in about a year and a half after I started adapting those baby steps (among many other baby steps, of course!).”

15. Don’t put it off.

“If it takes less than 5 minutes, do it immediately

I do so much less housework on weekends because of this.”

16. This is important.

“Show up.

You don’t have to be the best worker or friend. Just being the one that shows up it will mean a lot to everyone.

I got this advice from a Redditor on a post similar to this. It has help me a lot. I never participated in shit because I felt like wasn’t wanted or needed. Turns out a lot of people are self absorbed or flaky and the simple act of just being the one who shows up is monumental.

Show up to the moving party Show up to your kids events Show up to your company picnic Show up to the HOA meeting Show up to your awkward friends open mic night.

When you show up for other people they will start showing up for you.”

17. Do it every day!

“I saw a video of a Navy Commander talk about why making your bed as soon as you get out of it is so important.

The first thing you do when you wake up is stand up and get out of bed. If you make the bed, you have accomplished a task. You have succeeded. The first thing you did today was succeed at a task.

Take that with you and use that success to fuel everything else you have to do for the rest of the day.

Repeat tomorrow.”

How about you?

Have you ever taken some advice after fighting it for a while and it turned out to be great?

If so, please tell us about it in the comments!

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These Therapy Stories Might Make You Feel like You’ve Had a Cathartic Session of Your Own

Free therapy is rare, but it does happen, and it’s great. And that goes double when the advice makes you feel a hundred times better about your day (and maybe life).

And since people shared tidbits from these 15 great sessions online, you don’t even have to pay!

At least, not this time.

15. People can need help while learning to love you the way you need to be loved.

14. Keep your gaze forward.

13. Pick and choose what works.

https://shesgotwhatittakes.tumblr.com/post/120566898505/shesgotwhatittakes-while-cleaning-out-my-room-i

12. There’s no right way.

11. Stop doing things you don’t want to do.

10. That “what-if” game works both ways – who knew?

9. Do the thing.

8. Blame evolution.

https://the-bi-writer.tumblr.com/post/175089835225/something-useful-my-therapist-told-me-our-brains

7. Permission to do it your way.

https://andhumanslovedstories.tumblr.com/post/172608537696/sometimes-im-like-my-therapist-doesnt-really

6. Actions speak louder.

5. Know your value.

https://petalya.tumblr.com/post/171251036430/petalya-in-therapy-my-therapist-and-i-were

4. It could work for you, too.

3. Coping mechanisms for the win.

2. Be kind.

1. You can’t fight who you are.

I know you’re going to have a great day now!

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14 Times Therapy Actually Revealed Mind-Blowing Truths

A lot of folks tend to look down on therapy, but the fact of the matter is that it’s honestly helpful for just about anyone. Being in therapy doesn’t mean you’re “weak” or “crazy,” it just means you take your mental health seriously. What’s more, therapy can sometimes reveal inner truths that you might not have come across otherwise (or at least not as quickly).

Today we present 14 people who had some genuine breakthroughs in therapy that helped change their outlook. So, naturally, they shared on Twitter. Because that’s what we all do now.

It’s kind of like group therapy, right?

Making way for your better half…

Friends and “Friends”

The only constant is change!

Wrong person. Right time.

Someone pls pass tissues. Currently dead.

Just because it’s unknown, doesn’t mean it’s bad

If not you, then who?

With a capital T!

Renew yourself, fam!

Always check yourself…

Sometimes you just have to let it go

How much do you love yourself?

Isn’t it always that way, tho?

Time is precious after all…

 

I have that same problem about being direct and not caring who it hurts, so that one really hit home.

Great advice Lula! Thank your therapist for me! ???

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The Absolute Best Piece of Advice These 15 People Ever Got

Advice is a hard thing to give and to get. You’re never sure if you want it, if someone is listening, or if it will make a difference or just end up driving the other person away. That’s what makes it so special when it comes through on both ends with such beautiful clarity you can’t help but share. Just like these folks did on AskReddit.

#15. Make it worth something.

“There will come a time in your life where you’ll have nothing to offer someone but your word. Make it worth something.”

Edit: Oh shit my first gold?! Thank you kind stranger! I really do feel like I’m internet famous.”

#14. Check your shoes.

“Probably “If it smells like shit everywhere you go, check your shoes.”

I’m much less of a miserable asshole these days.”

#13. Your younger self.

“Be the person you needed when you were young.”

#12. You’re not supposed to be sure.

“This was specifically when looking to transition to a significantly higher responsibility role, but I have found to be applicable to any time I’m facing a new challenge. “Don’t be worried if you’re not sure you can do it. You’re not supposed to be sure. If you were already sure you could do the job, you’d be bored within a month.”

#11. Change.

“Life doesn’t change, unless you change it.

You can’t sedate your way out of a crappy life, you have to get up and make changes.”

#10. With friends or family.

“Years of love have been forgotten in the hatred of a minute”

Really helps whenever I get into an argument with my friends or family.”

#9. Uncomfortable conversations.

“Your success will be largely dependent on the number of uncomfortable conversations you are willing to have – Reddit”

#8. Short and simple will do.

“One of my favourite teachers in Highschool told us:” If you need five pages to talk about 20 lines of poetry, you are obviously bullshitting me. State three well constructed arguments for your point of view and I’ll be happy to reward you for that. Claim. Reason. Proof. Nothing more.” He repeated that before every exam and it really helped me to boil my rather confused teenager thoughts into clear statements. I still think of him today while writing reports for work.

TLDR: Keep it short and simple.”

#7. Priorities and options.

“Don’t make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option”.

#6. A great boss.

“My first great boss told me “never make yourself indispensable or you’ll never get promoted”.

It’s worked for me.”

#5. Get off the fence.

“Sometimes the worst decision is no decision. Sometimes you just have to make a decision, any decision, then make that be the right one.”

#4. Pay now.

“You can pay now, or you can pay later, but it’s almost always cheaper to pay now.”

It seems like a lot of people think this is only referring to money, it’s not.”

#3. Money well spent.

“If you lend someone some money and never see them again, it was probably money well spent.

Got told this after I lent a friend $100 and the fucker dropped off the face of the planet.”

#2. Morning and night.

“Do something that makes you want to get up in the morning. Find someone that makes you want to go home in the evening.”

#1. Respect yourself.

“Respect yourself enough to walk away anything that no longer serves you, grows you or makes you happy.”

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