Question for y'all. Just a personal choice thing no real right now wrong. When your liking for advice personally, do you see yourself generally going with the majority or the minority?
Ok for instance say your ask about rebuilding a old truck or fixing some traps . 80% of the people give about the same answer along the lines of " no too much work " " nah don't do that you might break something" " it would be so much cheaper to just buy " so on and so on. Say it's the safer or popular option. Then you have the 20% who are kinda the mad scientist nut job type who are like " well heck yeah you can to it ! It'll be a pain in the butt but boy it can be fun too ! Or " you could just go get a new truck but if you rebuild it yo can do ABCD XYZ". More of there risky option.
Personally just looking at yourselves who do y'all tend to gravitate towards ( at least on stuff that's not actually work or job related I guess. Like if you screw up you won't lose your house our something lol).
Personally I seem to be more along the 20% deal just because doing stuff the harder way is just kinda what I enjoy alot of times but hay like I said no real right or wrong to this just curious about eveyones personal preference

I'm thinking of Thomas Edison and the light bulb.

You listen to both points of view and then make a decision.

Too many "listen" but are just being told what to do and how to think.

Some situations are like this, I need a soda from the frig. I can walk over and get it or go to the hardware store get some castors, put them on the foot stool and then ride it over to the frig. I still get the soda but ......

If you are genuinely seeking advice, I would suggest that you listen to the majority point. Majorities are usually more correct than minorities. However, there are folks with brilliant minds who can often see solutions that others cannot. If you can identify such an advisor, you would often benefit from the advice of such an individual and in the ideal situation, you would receive matching advice from the individual advisor and the majority of those offering advice.

The majority for broad general knowledge but I keep an ear open to the minority because often they are in the minority because they are seeing something unique the others aren't. Then try to determine if that unique thing applies to my issue or not.

The best place to get advice is from someone who has experience doing what your interested in.

Here's my take, for what it's worth;

Unless it's an obvious answer to your question, the 80% are repeating what someone else told them.

The 20% are the thinkers, problem solvers.

Ask the ones that are trying to tell you how to do something -- why they are doing it that way. If they can't answer or say thats the way they were taught --- don't listen to them. Never turn down a good idea because of the source either. so listen to all and sort out the trash.

The 20%.

Learn from others but don't let them decide what's right for you. Seems like you can't control your inventiveness - that's good and it's rare.

If you think it's a good idea - go for it. you'll probably fail. That's not bad. I've learned a lot more from my failures than from my successes. It takes a pile of failures before you get it right. Most never accomplish much because they never start. So, get started. Time to get some failures out of the way and done with. No shame in that.

Stop looking for advice. That's my advice , from the minority.

Take any advice with a grain of salt. Use what you know and research you have performed to come to a decision. Learn from others' mistakes but don't use bad advice and make you own.

Find one or more subject matter experts listen to them. The masses are dangerously uninformed.

I used to take help of what the majority said. after seeing what is squatting in the whitehouse , this whole majority thing went right out the window.

I just do what I want.

I don't mind listening to any voice, but I only follow One.
It's a more peaceful journey this way.

If it’s an question that I know nothing about, I go with the majority. If I have my mind made up on my answer and just looking for someone to agree with me, then whoever that is majority/minority is who I go with, lol.

Life has been better since i quit listening to anyone i make a lot of mistakes but at least their my own

I seldom ask for help, unless it is something I have absolutely no experience in the thing I am trying to accomplish. I mostly rely on my own life experience and creativity.

I am. after all, " The make it happen guy".

I see a lot of myself in you, Donovan. You have ambition, and are extremely creative, along with a great work ethic.

You have also proven that you have wisdom, that is seldom seen in someone your age.

My advice is to 'go with what you know', and venture into what you don't know with what you do know, and see what happens.

Asking for advise can be a very good thing on occasion, as long as you ask the right questions, of the right people. Life experience will help a lot in sorting those people out.

Sometimes, when you're in a pinch, and nobody is around to help, you just dive in and 'make it happen'.

You Da Man, Lil' Bro. "Get-er-Done"



Charlie