#Opinion #Advice: 2018-04-13

• The fact that unsolicited advice is rarely appreciated might be attributed to a lack of diplomacy, presentation, timing, and other communication protocols.
• The fact that solicited advice is often not appreciated can be attributed to the ego more than to communication protocols.
• Consider the idea that people who are asking for your advice are actually asking for your praise.
• Consider the idea that people who are asking for your opinion are actually fishing for compliments.

• Since advice and opinion often include some negative viewpoints, consider asking people if they are looking forward to hearing something negative before you respond.