Whose advice should you listen to?

Whose opinions to weigh about your plans, career or projects; discounting doubters.

Axis: only listen to people who are where you want to be … listen to the people around you

Answers by date: 2 records in 2 sources, newest first; the answers above are the current ones. The advice was refined (2026), never reversed, in these records.

date	who	answer	source
2026-10-11	Ali	When you get an opinion, even one from your own head, Ali advises asking where it comes from and whether you trust its credibility: what your mum, uncle or colleague says is not necessarily true for your situation.	One of the most underrated skills: knowing when to ignore advice 00:00:29
2026-03-22	Ali	If the voices of people around you are holding you back from a business or creative project, Ali advises asking whether those people are where you want to get to for their advice to be worth anything. · also in: Don't Take Advice From Naysayers	The Crab Bucket Mentality 00:00:29