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People Share The "Surprisingly Good" Life Advice They've Received From Others

Most of us are quite good at giving advice to anyone who will listen, but let's be honest: we often dislike being on the receiving end of it.

People Share The "Surprisingly Good" Life Advice They've Received From Others

Some advice sounds forgettable in the moment, then ends up changing everything later. That is exactly why this thread took off, because people started sharing the surprisingly good life lessons that stuck with them long after the conversation ended.

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Los Angeles-based television writer Amanda Deibert sparked the discussion on Twitter, asking people to post the best advice they had ever received. The responses ranged from practical to deeply personal, and the thread quickly filled with the kind of wisdom people wish they had heard sooner.

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Below, you will find the advice that resonated most, along with the reactions it inspired. A few of these lines might hit a little harder than expected.

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#1 Stay out of it!

#1 Stay out of it!amandawtwong
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This one sets the tone fast.

#2

#2Toksyk27

#3

#3SaltedCarthage

#4 No one has that right

#4 No one has that righttbruso67

#5

#5mike_sell

That advice clearly landed with a lot of people.

#6

#6hmjoneswriter

#7 Wait until you get home

#7 Wait until you get homeCMjohnson77

#8

#8RobynElyse

#9

#9MikeBabulic

#10

#10cmaddenmft

#11 It's none of your business

#11 It's none of your businesspark24hrs

Some of these are blunt, but that is part of the appeal.

#12

#12talespin22

#13 Think of the kids

#13 Think of the kidsragdoll_riot

#14

#14inLaurasWords

#15 Take charge

#15 Take chargesaltypepper

#16

#16MWeix

#17

#17clairewillett

#18 It's your responsibility

#18 It's your responsibilitytessdae

And the thread keeps swinging between funny and painfully direct.

This is similar to the fallout when someone ignored their friends’ relationship advice and the rift got worse.

#19

#19dpipski

#20

#20KarynSpencer

#21 Feed them

#21 Feed themTheWhitneyBrown

#22

#22gohomeben

#23

#23GennHutchison

#24 Hills

#24 HillsGenXtra1

#25

#25Kimen_RMT

#26

#26mollificence

#27 People like stories

#27 People like storiesDrStephenTracy

A few of these are the kind of lines people remember for years.

#28

#28Embroiderista

#29

#29nissenson

#30 Don't go down that road

#30 Don't go down that roadcaroljsroth

#31

#31essikoo

#32

#32BerrakBiz

#33 It's not your job

#33 It's not your job5feetpetite_75

#34

#34tiffanygnemmi

#35

#35CoprophagousR

Some advice really does stick.

Before you hand out “relationship advice,” see how one person’s tips backfired on their friend’s boyfriend.

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