Not always. But many a time, advice is given without a lot of thought going into the special circumstances or background or capability of the person it is given to. I am, and have been guilty of this sometimes also.
My advice, therefore, to advisers is, before dishing it out, try and ask some questions to understand the person (let's call her/him the advisee), their motivations, circumstances and capabilities. What 's good advice for one person may not be great for another person. Of course, the flip side of it is that the advisee needs to check and see if the advice received is good for them or not.
If you are not too sure about a course of action, or don't know enough about it, say so, rather than pretending to be an expert.
OK, that was the last piece of advice...at least for now.
