Why are people to far up thier a*ses to take or even except anybodies elses advice?

Answer 1

The reason why someone does not take advice easily (I am one of them) is, first, because one can never be sure about the advisor's agenda, second, because one knows his/her personal circumstances much better than anybody else, and third, because unless someone gets burned on their own fuel, they'll probably never learn what's bad or good for them. When a mother warns her small child not to reach out and touch the fire, chances are, that the child will still reach out and touch it and scream a loud "ouch" and never touch the fire again. When the child grows up and warns his/her children about the fire iknowing it hurts from personal experience, his/her children will still disregard this good advice and will reach out and touch the fire.

I have also heard about people who have accepted the wrong advice and created many problems for themselves even though their own instincts had warned them to take a whole different course.

I also accept the fact, of course, that some friends who love you and have the capacity to view a problem objectively and more wholistically can give you much better advice from what you would give yourself in a moment of a personal crisis where everything is blurred and confusing.

Answer 2

Oh this is simply just down to ignorance, dont take any notice, iv had the same thing today with a question i asked, and all i got was abuse and aload of you know what, whatever! i say, But one day these people will really need some advice, and nobody will give it, thats when there mistakes all come at once. Chin up, Genuine people stick together.

Answer 3

There is no point offering advice unless it is asked for. Often, those offering free advice that is not asked for are so far up their own fundaments, that the advice is gratuitous, fatuous and, in general, utterly useless.

People operate to their own agendas. A neighbour of mine reported me to the police because he saw me sunbathing naked on the beach. When the Police sifted the evidence, they found that I was doing no harm (and breaking no law) because I was three miles away from the town, on a totally deserted beach, and the only reason that my neighbour saw me was because he was watching seabirds through binoculars, and happened to see me coming out of the sea after a skinny-dip. He was over a mile away from me! (The British Police are good)

Sic transit gloria mundi (Thus passes the glory of the world).

If it doesn't harm anyone, do as your will tells you.

Answer 4

Because sometimes people don't like to acknowledge the fact that someone knows something they don't.
Its hard to say whether its pride or stupidity which prevents them from listening to what other people tell them,but for many its hard to admit when they are wrong or ignorant on a subject.
All you can do is keep offering the advice and maybe one day they will appreciate and welcome it.
There is a old saying " you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink" !

Answer 5

There is a famous English saying(or atleast I think it's English) which goes a person convinced against his will is of the same opinion still. If people don't wanna listen they won't.

Answer 6

I think you need to fall in with a different crowd and perhaps also stop being up your own **** about people being up their own ****, if they don't want your help then sod em.

Answer 7

Look at your hands, no 2 fingers are the same.

Then why do you expect people to behave all like one.

Nature has not designed us like that.

And do the spell check please.

Answer 8

take your head out of the sand

Answer 9

Not everyone has to agree with you, it's called freedom...

Answer 10

people are not all the same, if peeps don't want to listen then its there choice not yours.