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Who likes advice?

Who likes advice?

The irony of writing and coaching.

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Adam Griffin
Feb 21, 2024
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I hate giving advice. It’s one of the ironies of being a writer and coach.

Giving advice feels assumptive. As if I know something you don’t and I’m holding up a sign up to tell you. Gross.

That’s where my mind goes in the lower moments of writing and coaching, and is typically the thing that keeps me away from it when I take breaks. I feel smaller in th…

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