"Follow your dreams" is the stupidest advice ever.

[DonFerrari]

EricHiggin said:

DonFerrari said:

I can't think of a down side or exaggeration on expectation of results on stay at school and don't do drugs. Still I don't give the advice like that, I prefer to hear the problem and try to work out a solution with the person.

Stay in school, but don't pay attention to the millionaires or billionaires who dropped out, are super successful and are praised up and down. Don't do drugs, yet nations like Canada and slowly America are making at least one of them legal for everyone of age.

Just a short phrase can be extremely misleading if it isn't given enough context. It allows anyone to take what was said in just about any way they deem logical at that point in time, based on their present knowledge.

If you don't know who exactly your talking to when giving advice, then be as insightful as possible based on the present situation, or don't bother. When you know your being given an award for your work, then thank the people you know who helped you get to where you are and leave it there, unless you want to explain how they helped you and why. It's like the guy getting interviewed on the news who witnessed the crime. 'The guy was black' he says. Well, case closed I guess... great work Sherlock... LOL.

And you think dropping out of school is what made they successful? And also the percentage of people that will become billionaires is just infimal so telling someone to drop school to follow the steps of a billionaire is ludicrous. And yes drugs may not be illegal in some countries, still doing drugs won't benefit you as teenager.

And I said twice I don't give one phrase advice. I councel based on the case and knowing the person, looking for a solution together.