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## why it's a gotcha
-their context is different from yours. a VC's advice is optimized for VC-scale outcomes. a professor's advice is shaped by academic incentives. a mentor's suggestion is filtered through their own experience, which may not map to your situation. they're not wrong — their advice is just for a different game than the one you're playing.
+their context is different from yours. a VC's advice is optimized for VC-scale outcomes. a professor's advice is shaped by academic incentives. a mentor's suggestion is filtered through their own experience, which may not map to your situation. they're not wrong — their advice is just for a different game than the one you're playing. this is the advice version of the [[fomo-trap]] — external signals overriding internal clarity.
## the fix
-weigh advice, don't swallow it whole. when someone you respect gives feedback, ask yourself: what's their context? what game are they playing? does this advice apply to my specific situation, or to a situation that looks like mine from the outside? take what's useful, leave the rest.
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-## see also
-
-- [[fomo-trap]] — both are about external signals overriding internal clarity
-- [[networking-as-extraction]] — extracting advice is still extraction
-- [[comparison-as-motivation]] — borrowed motivation, borrowed direction
-- [[figure-out-what-you-want-before-partners]] — know your own goals first
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+weigh advice, don't swallow it whole. when someone you respect gives feedback, ask yourself: what's their context? what game are they playing? does this advice apply to my specific situation, or to a situation that looks like mine from the outside? take what's useful, leave the rest. [[figure-out-what-you-want-before-partners|knowing your own goals]] is the anchor. extracting advice is still [[networking-as-extraction|extraction]], and borrowed direction leads to the same place as [[comparison-as-motivation|borrowed motivation]].
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