Now, more good information than ever before in history is accessible within the click of your fingers.
But there is so much information that separating the wheat from the chaff can be challenging.
The good news is that ChatGPT and other AI language models are getting better and giving us the most helpful information for our queries, but they’re still not perfect.
Even so, with so much information available, it can be difficult to find advice that actually works.
How I Know If Advice Is Worth Listening To
First, I check to see if the person peddling the advice uses it himself and if he’s achieved the desired result with it.
If he doesn’t practice his advice (he has no skin in the game), I will ignore it.
If he doesn’t follow his advice, why should I?
Are other people peddling this advice?
If the same advice is common among experts, it must have some merit.
But if someone is completely trying to reinvent the wheel or completely underestimating the contribution of others in whatever advice they’re trying to peddle, I immediately get skeptical.
Does this advice stand the test of time?
Usually, good advice is timeproof, meaning it will always be applicable. If the advice you’ve got ticks this box, it’s bound to be good advice.
Look at the reputation of the person giving you the advice. If they’ve got a good reputation and integrity, I’d be more inclined to believe what they’re saying.
Read great books that have stood the test of time; this is a great way to obtain timeless wisdom.
Some Examples Of Timeless Advice That Has Helped Me
To get stronger, I’ve learned about progressive overload—the more weight you lift with good form, the stronger and bigger your muscles become ( all fitness experts agree on this).
To lose fat, you need to be in a calorie deficit. Eat fewer calories than you burn, creating a calorie deficit in which your body burns your fat stores, so you lose weight ( all fitness and nutrition experts agree on this).
Live below your means; this way, you’ll never be destitute. (agreed upon by many financial experts and gurus going back many years, even to ancient Greece).
Socrates said, “He is richest who is content with the least.”
I have many more examples of timeless advice that I’ve learned, but these are a few that I can think of off the top of my head.
The Bottom Line
Sifting through good and bad advice can be tough, but following the steps in this post, you should be able to separate the wheat from the chaff and obtain good advice that works.
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