--- title: Handling Advice | daily.dev description: A personal reflection on how to handle unsolicited advice, especially from people with no relevant experience. The author distinguishes between criticism... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/handling-advice-672q77z3m twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Handling Advice | daily.dev og:description: A personal reflection on how to handle unsolicited advice, especially from people with no relevant experience. The author distinguishes between criticism... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/handling-advice-672q77z3m og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/672q77Z3M.png og:image:alt: Handling Advice og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Handling Advice **[Cain on Games](https://daily.dev/sources/cainongames)** · 12 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal reflection on how to handle unsolicited advice, especially from people with no relevant experience. The author distinguishes between criticism (about outcomes) and advice (about methods), sharing frustrations with non-experts who confidently suggest inapplicable solutions. Using programming and game development examples, the author outlines a practical escalation strategy: listen openly to experienced advisors, use light-touch questioning to deflect inexperienced advice, then escalate to direct pushback if needed, and always prioritize getting back to work. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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