15 Pieces Of Popular Advice That Are Actually Terrible Advice

CiFact
9 min readDec 2, 2021
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A lot of advice is given, and a lot of advice has been said throughout history. A lot of it is bad advice. We all tend to obey it, and then wonder why we aren’t making progress in our lives or doing more with what we have. Let’s make it clear:

These 15 pieces of popular advice are terrible, terrible pieces of popular advice that will hinder your success.

You may disagree, but that’s okay. There’s a lot of advice in the world, and it’s easy to think all of it is bad. But you should know that you don’t have to follow all these pieces of advice. You shouldn’t have to check them off as you move through your life.

I guarantee this will spark at least a few great arguments among those who hear this article, but I stand by my assessment that many of the most widely accepted pieces of popular advice are terrible pieces of advice, and that you should ignore everything unless it really works for you…or you’re a robot.

15 Pieces Of Popular Advice That Are Actually Terrible Advice

1. Ignore Your Surroundings And Your Past In Favor Of Living In The Moment

This is the most popular piece of advice on this list, and it’s not only awful advice, but it’s also the most dangerous…

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