Do you find it frustrating when people ask you for advice, then ignore it? Here's a way to increase the likelihood that people will listen to you. Next time someone asks for your advice, request that they pay you a small and odd amount of money, say $1.08 - in cash. Why? The person will be required to get the exact change, meaning they have to put work into receiving the advice. Once they do this, your advice now has true value, rather than being free. "Hey, I can't just ignore this stuff, I worked for it!" The value of your advice has just multiplied.
Many of my friends ask advice all the time and I give it. I do not send them a bill and they do not listen but, end up asking the same advice the next year just re-worded. When you pay for it, like your first car, you appreciate it. If it's free, it's worth nothing.
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