Month: August 2019

How to stay positive in the nasty world of giving and receiving advice

“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”   Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (This is an unsolicited advice column on the perils of giving unsolicited advice.  I realize and accept the hypocrisy in it.) Let’s paint the picture.  One minute you’re chit-chatting with a family member, enjoying dinner.  Then, without warning, a well-intentioned but …

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