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s as arrogantly waylaid as Christopher Columbus proclaiming he has “discovered” America.</p><figure id="8751"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*c--xppd2oRGDUCIf"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@alireza_attari?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Alireza Attari</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="4c72">Even so, there are a few things we should keep in mind when receiving advice:</p><ol><li><b>Believe in yourself: </b>You are listening because the other person has something they can teach you but that doesn’t mean that you don’t know anything. Never be intimidated by someone else’s knowledge.</li><li><b>Challenge what you are hearing: </b>Don’t blindly accept what someone is telling you. Respect their view then reflect on it and formulate your own ideas in response. Challenging doesn't mean causing conflict, but engaging with ideas is the best way to understand them.</li><li><b>Respect everyone’s view: </b>If someone is an expert in the field this is because they have spent years working on the topic. You are likely to learn a lot from this person. But that doesn't mean someone who is less experienced has nothing to contribute. Listen to everyone and then make your own mind up.</li><li><b>Learn from everyone: </b>Even someone who is talking absolute nonsense can teach you something.<b> </b>Consider why they are talking such rubbish. Are they trying to be controversial or do they genuinely believe in what they are saying? It can be entertaining and useful to practise distinguishing between the two.</li></ol><p id="b0db">Thanks for reading. This is my sixth post in the Illumination 30

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What To Do When You’ve Had Enough Of Being Told What To Do

Here’s what YOU should do

After spending a whole day on Medium, I am making some major changes to my life. I have ordered a bike (thanks Tony Kung), I will appreciate how lucky I am to be alive (thanks Marianna Saver) and I will definitely not drink disinfectant (thanks Kevin Buddaeus).

I enjoy reading any article that offers practical advice. I always appreciate the chance to consider a different opinion and learn something new. Even if, in the end, I decide not to follow it — I do spend too long on my laptop, Elinor Clark, but I’m prepared to risk RSI to be able to read and write!

Diversity

Every person has valuable knowledge and insight that they can share. If we only hear from the same voices again and again we will have a blinkered view of the world.

We read, listen and engage with other people’s ideas to help formulate our own.

But is there such a thing as too much advice? Does there come a time when we need to stop listening?

I would say no. However much we know there is always a new perspective we haven’t considered. Anyone who thinks they no longer need to listen is as arrogantly waylaid as Christopher Columbus proclaiming he has “discovered” America.

Even so, there are a few things we should keep in mind when receiving advice:

Believe in yourself: You are listening because the other person has something they can teach you but that doesn’t mean that you don’t know anything. Never be intimidated by someone else’s knowledge.
Challenge what you are hearing: Don’t blindly accept what someone is telling you. Respect their view then reflect on it and formulate your own ideas in response. Challenging doesn't mean causing conflict, but engaging with ideas is the best way to understand them.
Respect everyone’s view: If someone is an expert in the field this is because they have spent years working on the topic. You are likely to learn a lot from this person. But that doesn't mean someone who is less experienced has nothing to contribute. Listen to everyone and then make your own mind up.
Learn from everyone: Even someone who is talking absolute nonsense can teach you something. Consider why they are talking such rubbish. Are they trying to be controversial or do they genuinely believe in what they are saying? It can be entertaining and useful to practise distinguishing between the two.

Thanks for reading. This is my sixth post in the Illumination 30-Day Challenge. It seems I’m becoming rather prolific.