Do You Take Advice From Anyone Who Hasn't "Walked In Your Shoes"?

I'm willing to listen to what the other person has to say and if I think it's good advise, I'll act on it.

i usually ask and listen for advice from people who have gone through the same situation or dilemma i am in. they are usually older than me. in some cases, some younger ones who know the trend of that situation gives sensible advice, i think about and weight everything. if it makes sense, then i follow it. because not all people who have gone through the same things can give the best advice, they are just trying to sound wiser just because they're older. but from those i've listened and followed, they are always right. point is, listen then weight things out based on your own perspective, the advice, and the real situation, then decide.

Well for me, giving an advice is purposely to help or let someone have an idea through my advices. Like me, I used to give advice to my friend, she is a mother of 2 kids,and they usually had misunderstandings. My friend always consulted me to go between them. Even her children consider me as confidant. I don't have an experience as a mother, but I learned a lot through what I observed with my other siblings, friends and other families that I mingling with. So I think, there are some instances that you don't have to experienced it by yourself to learn and share your ideas to others. My thinking in giving advices is, that is how I feel and will do if I'm in that situation, and if it will not work to me, somehow it could probably be helpful for others.

I will usually follow advice if I trust it. When someone has never been in my situation, it is a bit difficult for me to just blindly follow their advice. i have to believe in it before it follow it.

Well, I think it may be hard to accept the advice from person who have no similar experiences as you. But because of they never really into the same problem, they may be able to give you the different point of views. I think this could be one thing that you should a bit consider the advices from someone who has not the same experience. Moreover, it depends on who give you the advice. They may not know exact situation but they may have a good trick that can be applied to your problems.

I'd rather hear my advice from people who have walked in my shoes, but to be honest, everyone has different experiences whether or not they appear to have walked in your shoes or not. I try to accept advice from people who I consider to be wiser than me, regardless of their specific experience.

Well, it would not hurt to listen to people who have something to say about your certain situation even if they have not experienced it first hand. You might even learn a thing or two from what they have said. It is also helpful if they know people who have had similar experiences as you have. But it is definitely more helpful to talk to people who have had situations like yours because they know how you feel and can give you ideas on what to do. It is good to learn from the experience of others and you need not to experience it yourself.

Depends on what advice they're giving. If it's common sense advice or if they're pointing out really obvious solutions that I've somehow missed, then yes, I would take their advice. But if it's something they really need to experience or understand before being able to offer any good suggestions, I would still consider their advice but I'd put more weight on advice from other people who are more familiar with the subject or from my own opinion.

I feel the same way, that if they haven't experienced it themselves, then the advice they are giving is empty advice. If you have never gone through the problem in question, you should not open your mouth about things you don't know about yet. I like listening and taking advice from a more seasoned group of people. 90 percent of the time, they know what they are talking about.

hello jujunme! there are times that people who have not experience something gives the best advice on things. it does not mean that a person who have not experience something does not know how to deal with such a situation. it maybe that he may have not experienced it personally but someone close may have the same experience and he had somehow learned nuggest of wisdom from the other's experience. although, like you i cannot help sometimes to be skeptical of people who gives unsolicited advice on things they haven't personally experience it. it is true that experience is the best teacher, though i know we don't have to experience something personally to be able to relate to it. i would listen to the advice of someone who have not experience what i am going through, however i will think about the advice and coupled with my own ideas, i will decide on the matter. Even advice from experienced people can go awry and is not always an assurance that their cure is also our cure. So, i guess i am safe when i say i listen to the sound advices of people, including those who might not have experience yet the matter i am having issues on, to assimilate it and collate it with all other advice and from there, i will get my own, personal solution to the problem.

I have opinions and sometimes even give advice on things I haven't experienced. I don't think that my view is always inferior to someone's that has indeed experienced the situation discussed. Every person is different and perceives things accordingly. For example, I have advised people about raising children even though I don't have kids of my own. And people who are parents also give advice but that doesn't mean it's going to be Good advice, or better than mine. You see where I'm getting to here....?

I am the same way. Some people have very strong opinions about things but I feel it is different in till you have been there. I have even felt very strongly about a situation and then when it happens to me its hard to still feel the same. A lot of people think their opinion will not change, then will they get stuck in the situation they will not stick to their own advice.

as long as those advice is making sense, I always accept it. It's true that we rarely able to accept advice from someone who haven't felt the way we do. some cases, yes, but they're just rtying to help. It's best to listen