GoKawiilEssay argues advice like Jobs vs Cuban depends on the giver's own wiring
A commentary piece contrasts Steve Jobs' Stanford advice to 'follow your passion' with Mark Cuban's advice to 'follow your effort,' arguing both reflect each man's personal temperament rather than universal truth. It extends the point to other contradictory maxims, such as 'say yes to everything' versus 'say no to almost everything,' and to engineering debates over microservices versus monolith architectures.
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The piece suggests that advice should be evaluated by asking what problem and situation it was meant to solve, rather than applied as a universal rule. This framing could encourage readers to weigh their own circumstances and self-knowledge before adopting popular career or engineering guidance.
- Jobs' and Cuban's opposing advice both make sense given their own personalities, the author argues.
- Common contradictory advice, like 'say yes' vs 'say no,' may each suit different career stages or workloads.
- The author recommends understanding why advice worked for someone before applying it to yourself.
Source: coached.com — Rohan Mahtani, 2026-10-21
Published there as: “Most advice is right for the person giving it”
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