5 Ways to Know a Person’s Advice Is Worth Your Time
Start by getting clear on which type of expert they are
“If your kids were older, who would you want them reading?”
I had a conversation with a group of friends here in Spain this past weekend. After we were done crying over our burgers about how sensational, dramatic, and polarizing the online world has become, we decided that this question best cut through the noise—not only for our kid’s futures, but also our own.
My two boys are young. They’ve still got some time before we need to buy noise-canceling headphones and have the talk regarding who’s worth tuning in to and those to potentially mute.
But regardless, taking the time to think about who we should listen to and learn from for advice — aka the teachers we choose to surround ourselves with — may be the most pressing question of our times.
Advice is being thrown at us from all directions.
When my kids are of age to go online when they’re 73, hopefully, advice, information, and opinions will be better filtered.
Until then, below are the three types of experts that exist in the world today along with two other initial thoughts I consider when trying to determine whose online advice is worth the time.
