Best nonsense advice you have ever received?

Seen on here actually - if someone offers you a cup of tea, always say yes.
I love how it makes me think about other people and socialising (not my best skill).

Those were my new year resolution and honestly? I use it almost everyday (I have ADHD) and it work.
I will not worry about things that are outside my control
I can't control the needs and wants of others
As soon as I feel anxious I ask myself can I do anything about it?And most of the time the answer is no, since January I feel so much lighter.

The MN classic "you don't have to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm" is one I love.

And I will always remember something a grand fromage at one of my old jobs once said: "if you're going to be an arsehole, you'd better be a right arsehole".

Some things don't get mended until they break

Told to me when I was burning myself out at work fighting metaphorical fires that no one else seemed to care about despite my best efforts to get them to understand and make changes

A wise colleague told me that sometimes, when all else has failed, you just need to stand back and let it happen.

Well, neither she nor I works in a school, hospital, shop or office - or a factory - so it was good advice!

I was literally responding to the OP in giving unexpected advice that worked for me. But I guess the point holds that you spend money on the things people will notice.

Pick your battles!

Sometimes it's worth giving in just to keep the peace.

But on the issues that mean everything to you, stick to your guns 100%.

Always trust your gut…

every single time

your subconscious is to be trusted and walking away is always the better option be it’s better to be wrong..

If you are asked for something, for instance
“Will you pop in each day to check on my cat?”
In response say “May I think about that?”
If the person says ‘Of course’ even if they say ‘Could you let me know by Wednesday?’ you have time to consider if this is something you are genuinely happy to do. If they demand an immediate response then say ‘ok, sorry in that case I’d rather not commit’.
Absolutely the best advice for me.

Never listen to any advice here - even mine 😊. I genuinely thought this was a lovely safe space to explore differing opinions. Alas, it’s a very bitter, negative space, filled by vapid individuals. I am deleting my account forthwith. Just reminds me why I do not have any close female friends.

Laundry - neat Fairy liquid on a grease spot before popping in machine/hairspray for marker pen stains/bright sunlight for stained whites.

Finishing your plate - why is that last bit better off in you (presuming you don't want it) than in the bin?

Life - you don't have to accept every invitation to an argument

Surely you have to remove the coat though?! Not many of us can spend the whole day working indoors in a school/hospital/shop/office/factory/public building wearing a fabulous coat for the entire day and never taking it off.

Don't bite more than you can chew.

Simple but made me think twice about many poor decisions I was going to make

My wonderful, glamorous PhD supervisor told me - at our first official meeting, when other people were being briefed about chapter lengths and research strategies - 'always wear a great coat'.

It is such good advice. In winter, if you have a good full-length coat, no one knows what you are wearing underneath and you never have to think. Total game-changer. I work in a job where I am often a total mess; people tell me I am well-dressed because I throw a good coat on.

She also taught me the skill of managing a wardrobe/organisation malfunction with grace: if you've put someone else out, apologise sincerely and honestly; otherwise, remember it's only a big deal if you make it one. And reciprocally, if someone else has a mix-up, smooth it over if you possibly can.

St Anthony always delivers.

If you can't lie in go to bed really early.

Buy a window and mirror cloth.