I agree with the thrust of your post, but sometimes people simply can't give advice on certain matters because they don't face the same challenges that you do.

I agree with the thrust of your post, but sometimes people simply can't give advice on certain matters because they don't face the same challenges that you do. I had a brilliant professor once, aware of the fact that he didn't really actually need to try, he was just incredibly gifted as a mathematician and for him undergrad was a walk in the park. He knew that he could teach us, but dealing with "the struggle" wasn't something he could empathise with. People often ask me how I had the motivation/discipline or drive to achieve certain long term goals and my honest answer is that they just didn't seem optional to me, like how one might brush their teeth without thinking. I couldn't give actionable advice to someone who, for example, "wants to get in shape" beyond what are essentially tautologies like just eat less and exercise more.