9: What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession?

On to the 9th questions from “Tribe of Mentors” by Tim Ferriss ( see all previous questions here). This one is:

What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise?

Steven Pressfield believes that going deep is not done often enough:

Real work and real satisfaction come from the opposite of what the web provides. They come from going deep into something-the book you’re writing, the album, the movie-and staying there for a long, long time.

Naval Ravikant ‘s advice is to ignore other advice you might hear, particularly related to age:

“You’re too young.” Most of history was built by young people. They just got credit when they were older. The only way to truly learn something is by doing it. Yes, listen to guidance. But don’t wait.

Lastly from the book was Jim Loehr ‘s thoughts on authenticity:

“Be your authentic self.” I understand the intent of this statement, but it can be used as a lethal weapon to hurt others. In many cases, people use the statement “I’m just being authentic” as cover for treating others badly. You see people being dismissive or rude in a discussion and they brush off any personal…