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Re:Basic Social Skills Guide (2012) by starpilot on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @09:54PM (#21591042)
Unsolicited advice feels like criticism. It almost never is intended as such, but that's often how it feels. It's also almost always self-serving; the advisor wants to be a hero, and the recipient picks up on this and ends up feeling alone. Really recommend the book Messages: The Communications Skills Book by McKay.
Re:Basic Social Skills Guide (2012) by humanrebar on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:22AM (#21591663)
I think that's overgeneralized.

"If you cut across on Maple, you can skip that slow light on Main Street."

"Nice. I'll try that next time."