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Why we ask for advice and ignore it — a ten-minute writing prompt

A time you asked for advice but wanted something else.

What a child is asked afterwards

Why we ask for advice and ignore it

Was there advice you didn't follow? Why?

Everyone gets the same subject. What differs is the follow-up: one question for children, two for teens, three for adults. Only the children's wording is simplified.

Where people usually get stuck on this one

When you can't be honest

Write as if no one will read it. You can choose what to show after you finish.

When nothing comes to mind

Write down one thing that happened recently. It does not have to be a good story.

When you stall halfway

Explaining is what stalls you. Put down what you saw and what you heard instead.

Today's constraints on this prompt

No 'thing'

'Thing' hides the real word. Name it.

Include one number

'Three years' always beats 'a long time'.

Open in 5 words or fewer

Lose them in line one and the rest never happens.

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