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How often do you ask for advice?
Where/Who do you go to find advice?
Would you use the internet for advice?
Do you find other people’s problems entertaining/interesting/informative?
What problems have you been having recently/talking about the most?
What topics are you most interested in talking about/listening to?
Have you ever used an advice column or similar platform (like a podcast) to seek advice or share your own experiences?
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Interviewee
Interviewer
Notes
Date
Maja Metzger
Kyler
1. Never (Very very rarely, close to never)
N/A
If it’s petty issues then yes.
Not gonna answer but they’re real
Anything that I am not familiar with
Nope | |
| Sora Metzger | Kyler | 1. I used to ask a lot in the past, but not so much, bc the best advice I got was only take advice from people you want to be like.
2. Mentors. Usually talk to them directly. My work is very social base.
- Probably not the current internet.
3. I find them interesting
5. Careeer… Sometimes I like learnign about ppls mistakes to help me grow.
6. No, the closest thing I’ve done is TED Talks and Master Classes about certain topics. | |
| BJ Moon | Kyler | 1. Everyday I seek for God.
2a. Mentors—YC founders (more professional and academic contexts)
2b. Yes. r/illegalprotips. Genuinely so good.Yes, but depends on the type of advice.
3. Informative. Make sure I don’t make the same mistakes myself.
4. Career — what I want to do, how to make the most out of my time, etc.
5. Self-care, mental health, career, niche stuff that are interesting.
6. Like listening to podcasts of ppl that I look up to. Blogs too. | |
| Paris Little | Kyler | 1. Couple times a week.
2a. Friends or my Mom
2b. Probably work-related advice. Everything else is a personal case by case basis.
3. Informative more than anything. Other ppl’s experiences can help guide how you navigate your own. You can learn from others’ experience and prevent mistakes from happening.
4. Career and personal life.
5. Super niche questions that are personal to the case are interesting to engage with.
6. I’m usually looking up random personal questions, so if there’s niche questions I’ll probably find it on quora, reddit, or a random blog. | |
| Jessie Lu | Mia | 1. Not as often as I’d like. Maybe once or twice a week?
Friends and mentors. I don’t use the internet for advice unless it’s something trivial.
Yes.
Struggles with career and figuring out what to do. Romantic and platonic relationships.
Career-related, fun human things, or niche topics.
I’ve listened to podcasts before, but haven’t stuck to any religiously. | |
| Mingjia Wang | Mia | 1. 1-2 times a week.
Friends or Reddit. Yes, I trust communities like Reddit because I’ve found the advice they give to be reasonable and universally applicable.
Informative and interesting, not so much entertaining. I’d say all problems essentially boil down to the same thing, so hearing about others’ problems and their solutions can help you live your life better.
Career development and adulting, controlling overthinking, managing commitments, being productive, handling uncertainty.
Relationship and friendship advice, productivity and personal growth, books.
No, because I just don’t know of any. | |
| Sophia Yin | Hope | 1. I pretty rarely ask for advice because I lowk put a lot of pressure on myself to do things alone or figure them out alone
My brother primarily. Yes I use the internet the most for advice like technical advice, but I use it cuz it feels the most like secure and like least judgmental lol
Yes I love hearing/ helping others
Career questions as well as friendship/social dynamic questions
Relationship advice and mental health advice
I’ve used advice columns | |
| Kyle Sheng | Hope | 1. Every time I meet someone who is accomplished in their field of work
I find advice via Google or people I meet IRL, I use the internet for advice like chatgpt
Yes
Dealing with uncertainty is a problem I’ve been talking about
How people face obstacles
podcast sometimes, daily stoic | |
| Megan Tang | Jaq | 1. at least once a week
my bestie, my mom, roommate, friends. i google things but would not trust the advice of a stranger
extremely entertaining i love reading reddit stories even when i know theyre fake
being stressed about not doing well in classes, hearing that others are also struggling makes me feel better
stress management, relationship advice
no | |
| Hana Sung | Jaq | 1. Regarding work, often. Regarding personal issues, rarely.
Friends, Family, colleagues, supervisors. Internet why not
Yeah, they fun.
Life, uncertainty about our futures and the world.
Talking about life, listening about other ppl’s relationships