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Great obser­va­tion: “Some advice about advice, or advice-squared: If some­one tells you what they wish they would have done, lis­ten. If they only tell you things they would­n’t have done, ignore them, because they’ve con­fused regret with wis­dom. When some­one fan­ta­sizes about hav­ing achieved less in life instead of fig­ur­ing out how to make things bet­ter, that’s more of a review of the life than the prob­lem. Even when they’re right about the prob­lem, they’re the wrong per­son to help you solve it.”

6 Impor­tant Things Nobody Tells You About Grad School

Some advice about advice, or advice-squared: If some­one tells you what they wish they would have done, lis­ten. If they only tell you things they would­n’t have done, ignore them.