We have all heard our share of shitty advice. The people who offer it to us mean well and are trying to help, but they are canning out some shitty advice, which are suggestions you should never follow.
When you get this advice, how does one respond? Provide eye contact, nod your head, and say thank you. Then, you can laugh (when the person is not nearby).
Save yourself from injury, embarrassment, pain, etc., when you get told crappy advice. Just stay calm, hear the person out, and then move on. Just use these shitty tips for laughing material only. Don’t follow this type of advice.
Here are some examples of shitty advice
- When life gives you lemons, throw them at someone.
- Keep calm and eat more pies.
- To get anything done, give up.
- The night is for sleeping, and the day is for resting.
- Go naked. Nobody’s watching.
- Use the metal part of the seat belt to open a beer while driving.
- Are you tired of ironing your shirts? Then get fat and watch the creases vanish.
- Use your jacket hood as a bowl for snacks.
- If you see a bear and don’t have time to run away, hug it. Bears cannot scratch their stomachs.
Here are some funny, shitty advice scenarios
“My husband grew hot peppers in our garden one year. We wanted to dry them out, so we asked our Amish friend what to do. She suggested we use the microwave to quicken the process. So, we took her suggestion and nuked the peppers. Sickening fumes filled the kitchen within seconds, driving us out of the house, coughing and gagging. Only later did we stop to wonder why we took the advice to use the microwave from someone who doesn’t use electric appliances.” —Andrea Petrokonis, New Providence, Pennsylvania.
This is one piece of advice that provides some value.
“Follow your passion.” This advice sounded great, but it assumed I had some predisposed passion I was born with. I didn’t. So instead, I spent years searching for my passion, wasting valuable time and money. I didn’t find it, and it left me with heartache. Later, I realized that passion isn’t something you’re born with; it’s something you develop. I wish I had been advised to “develop your passion.” That would have been a life changer. —James Huntington Seattle, Washington on theladders.com
Don’t always listen to shitty advice, and don’t be gullible. Remember, laugh.
