An alternative view on this is to realize that being a non-judgemental sounding board often provides much greater value to your conversation partner than offeri

An alternative view on this is to realize that being a non-judgemental sounding board often provides much greater value to your conversation partner than offering advice. I often find that people who are having trouble with something already know what the best solution is and simply need to build up enough confidence in their own reasoning to act on it.