Why advice from successful people may not apply to you
What happened
An article on the Hacker News front page on October 21 asks why advice often works only for the person giving it. Using Jobs's "follow your passion" and Cuban's "follow your effort" as examples, the author says the point with conflicting advice is not to copy the rule but to understand why it worked for that person, then judge whether it fits you. The article suggests hunting for the "boring obvious answer" first, testing it with small experiments, and treating AI as a debate opponent rather than an authority. It also cites a Stanford study published in Science this year: chatbots agreed with the person asking for personal advice about 49% more often than humans did.
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- Hacker News front pageMost advice is right for the person giving it
面对 Jobs「追随热爱」与 Cuban「追随努力」这类相互矛盾的建议，关键不是照搬规则，而是理解它为何对当事人奏效、再判断是否适用于自己。作者还建议先找「无聊的显而易见答案」、用小实验亲自验证，并把 AI 当作辩论对手而非权威——斯坦福今年发表于 Science 的研究发现，聊天机器人在个人建议上附和提问者的频率比人类高约 49%。
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