How would you deal with unsolicited pieces of advice?

Quite a lot of joggers and runners in the street might have faced awkward moments from time to time when some random pedestrians (who happen to be around the same spot) shouted at them “You’ll have arthritis soon!”, “Watch out for Sciatica!”, or “You’ll need a box of donuts to go on!”  Welp, have those rude meddlers been asked to barge into the runners’ life in such an abrupt way? Are those snoopers the ones that can hardly ever resist the urge to poke their noses into others’ businesses? Otherwise….are they simply jealous?!!!

In the world filled with social networks and instant messaging or texting, people are snowed under by cascade of personal thoughts and opinions at any time on a daily basis. Indigestible amount. Insurmountable suggestions. Indefatigable pull of plausible “alternative facts”. Runners in the street are not the only ones that are frequently roasted by nosy people who keep firing shots and napalm of insult disguised in true care and concerns on and off line. All right. At least, they are at least interested in you and your life. However, how would you respond or react to all different kinds of unsolicited, even annoying pieces of advice without sounding too offensive or rude to those advice-providers?

Here’s a list of ways to respond to the unwanted advice, suggested by Amy Morin, the author of “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do”.

(https://www.inc.com/amy-morin/the-6-most-effective-ways-to-respond-to-unwanted-advice.html)

 1. "I'll think about that."

 2. "Good idea. I'll consider if that's right for me."

 3. "That's an interesting opinion, but I prefer to do it this way." 

 4. "I'm not looking for any advice right now."

 5. "That's not actually in line with my values."

 6. Thanks for your thoughts, but…."I'm not going to do that."

<Expressions>

-      sciatica: (noun) the symptoms of leg pain—and possibly tingling, numbness, or weakness—that originate in the lower back and travel through the buttock and down the large sciatic nerve in the back of each leg

-      meddler: (noun) someone who likes to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; someone who interferes officiously and unwantedly

-      to barge into….: (verb) to force oneself upon, especially rudely; to interfere in

-      snoopers: (noun) someone who prowls or pries

-      insurmountable: (adjective) too great to be overcome or incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome (Synonym:insuperable)

-      napalm: (noun) a highly flammable sticky jelly used in incendiary bombs and flamethrowers, consisting of gasoline thickened with special soap

-      unsolicited: (adjective) unasked/ unwanted