Advice is sort of the first derivative of what you should be making decisions based off, i.e.: - How have people solved similar problems in the past? How have

Advice is sort of the first derivative of what you should be making decisions based off, i.e.: - How have people solved similar problems in the past? How have things gone wrong for people facing similar issues? - How is the world different now? How is the world going to look in five and ten years? IMHO advice is only useful to the extent that you can deconstruct the thought process behind it.