What is the worst advice you have ever received?

Life, Self, Creativity, Productivity, Society

Learn to tune out the noise and stay sane

I have had so many people offer up both solicited and unsolicited opinions about different aspects of my life over the decades. It can feel like everyone is the expert on your life at times.

Ideally, you will have another job lined up. It is called a managed retreat. But, not every working situation is conducive to that. If you are miserable at work, they have not taken your concerns seriously and you have a long commute it might not be possible to line something else up, and staying where you are could diminish the confidence needed to find something else. It is a risk but so is becoming unwell due to stress and anxiety.

The dating scene is very fickle, brutal even. You need to feel resilient and be alert to the fact that not everyone you meet will be trustworthy. When you feel vulnerable, exposing yourself to others is less likely to end well. Read dating profiles on the usual dating apps/sites and you will read numerous ones that refer to “being back on here again”. What does that tell you?

I have varying success with plants but my cats are quick to let me know when they need more water.

I want to punch people who say this. Trust yourself to know that when you are in the right headspace to write, you will find a way to make that happen.

Believe in yourself and there is no requirement to fake anything.

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