Entrepreneurs and techs especially have this conversational issue.
I've found asking "do you want some unsolicited advice" before starting with "I recommend..." helps people listen more than if I start cold with "what you should do is"
You can also reply with "what you should do, asshole, is not give me 'advice' when I'm not asking for it."
Its quite annoying to be on the receiving end of this "wisdom". Have you noticed that its also not on point?
You start with " My summer project was beer" and the sage advice is "you should structure your company as an LLC until you need to be a C-Corp"
My current experiment is to just walk away while they blather.
I've found asking "do you want some unsolicited advice" before starting with "I recommend..." helps people listen more than if I start cold with "what you should do is"
You can also reply with "what you should do, asshole, is not give me 'advice' when I'm not asking for it."
Its quite annoying to be on the receiving end of this "wisdom". Have you noticed that its also not on point?
You start with " My summer project was beer" and the sage advice is "you should structure your company as an LLC until you need to be a C-Corp"
My current experiment is to just walk away while they blather.
HTH